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  1. Gasparilla weather: Chilly morning leads to quick warmup
    Yesterday• Local Weather
    Pirates with Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla disembark from the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship at the Tampa Convention Center to begin the Gasparilla invasion in January 2022. This year, early morning temperatures on Saturday will be in the upper 40s along the Gasparilla parade route but will climb to the 70s by the time the day's festivities kick off.
  2. Parents will have to accompany minors at Florida State Fair after 6 p.m.
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    Patrons walk through the Midway during opening night at the Florida State Fair on Feb. 10, 2022, in Tampa.
  3. Times arts reporter Maggie Duffy wins MUSE Award
    Jan. 26• Arts
    Maggie Duffy, Tampa Bay Times arts and music reporter, is shown here when she recently took part in the "Dream Tapestry" interactive experience at the Dali Museum. She won this year's MUSE Award for literary arts from the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance.
  5. Boulon Brasserie opens at Water Street Tampa
    Jan. 25• Food
    Boulon Brasserie, a new modern French American restaurant, opened Tuesday at Water Street Tampa.
  6. Busch Gardens says drop ride Falcon’s Fury will reopen this spring
    Jan. 25• Theme Parks
    The Falcon's Fury drop tower ride at Bush Gardens opened in 2014. It was closed "out of an abundance of caution" after a fatal accident on a similar ride in Orlando last March, and it hasn't reopened since.
  7. Can you complete our 2023 Gasparilla bingo card?
    Jan. 25• Life & Culture
    A pirate gives beads to partiers along Bayshore Boulevard during the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022.
  8. Gasparilla parade will have four generations of one family this year
    Jan. 24• Life & Culture
    Four generations show what it's like to toss beads from the Royal Float of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla. From left are Hudson Clarke (Bryan Clarke's 10-year-old son and a royal page), Richard S. Clarke Sr., 95, Richard S. Clarke Jr., 69, and Bryan T. Clarke, 38, a Tampa veterinarian. They will all participate in the Gasparilla parade Jan. 28.
  9. Shout woo! Ric Flair named the 2023 Gasparilla Pirate Fest grand marshal
    Jan. 23• Entertainment
    Ric Flair, a WWE Hall of Famer and 16-time heavyweight champion, will be this year's Gasparilla grand marshal.
  10. Clearwater aquarium ‘heartbroken’ over death of Hemingway the dolphin
    Jan. 23• Life & Culture
    Hemingway, a dolphin at Clearwater Marine Aquarium, was estimated to be about 37 years old. He was found stranded off Fiesta Key in July 2019.
  11. Top 15 Tampa Bay area events for the week of Jan. 23-29
    Jan. 23• Things To Do
    Bounce the Mall, a tour of elaborate inflatables, will be setting up shop at Tyrone Square in St. Petersburg from Jan. 28-Feb. 19.
  12. An Airbnb for boats and 5 other ways to set sail around Tampa Bay
    Jan. 23• Outdoors
    Boat renters drive off with a boat owned by Rory Conforti at the Seminole Boat Ramp on Jan. 15, 2023, in Clearwater. Conforti owns several boats, which he rents through GetMyBoat, a boat rental and water experience marketplace similar to Airbnb.
  13. Florida Arbor Day? It’s in January, and here’s how to celebrate in Tampa Bay
    Jan. 18• Things To Do
    Area cities celebrate Mother Earth on the unofficial Florida Arbor Day in January. [LARA CERRI, Times] -- 2011
  14. Tampa’s Glazer Children’s Museum to receive record-setting dinosaur skeleton for new display
    Jan. 17• Kids & Family
    The Glazer Children's Museum is getting a skeleton of the largest triceratops ever discovered for a new display that will open Memorial Day weekend. Nicknamed "Big John," the record-setter is nearly 26 feet long and 10 feet high.
  15. Aargh! A list of Gasparilla events in Tampa Bay
    Jan. 17• Things To Do
    Pirates with Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla blast cannons as they approach the Tampa Convention Center aboard the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship to begin the Gasparilla invasion Saturday in Tampa.
  16. Children’s Gasparilla Parade returns to Tampa: Here’s what to expect
    Jan. 17• Life & Culture
    From left, Sofia Rabelo, Emmy Auger and her sister Rylie Auger toss beads along with their shipmates from the Argh-Argh float during the 2020 Children's Gasparilla Parade in Tampa.
  17. Top 15 Tampa Bay area events for the week of Jan. 16-22
    Jan. 16• Things To Do
    The national touring company of the hit musical "Hamilton" will end its run at the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa on Jan. 22.
  18. MLK Day parades and festivals will be in St. Petersburg and Tampa on Monday
    Jan. 13• Life & Culture
    Parade goers gather for the start of the 34th annual MLK Dream Big Weekend Parade in 2020 along First Avenue S in downtown St. Petersburg.
  19. Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins revives NWA wrestling, once beloved in Tampa
    Jan. 13• Pro Wrestling
    The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, left, owns the National Wrestling Alliance, once the industry's premier organization. Pictured with him is the NWA's television announcer Kyle Davis.
  20. Sarasota’s Meliora is the best new restaurant of 2022
    Jan. 11• Food
    A make-your-own-bao dish with roasted duck is served at Sarasota's Meliora, our critic's pick for the best new restaurant to open in 2022.
  21. Disney sets opening date for futuristic TRON coaster
    Jan. 10• Life & Culture
    TRON, the long-awaited ride at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom based on the 1982 film, is set to open in April.
  22. Bounce the Mall tour of elaborate inflatables coming to Tyrone Square
    Jan. 10• Life & Culture
    Bounce the Mall, a tour of elaborate inflatables, will be setting up shop at Tyrone Square in St. Petersburg Jan. 28-Feb. 19.
  23. The 22 best Tampa Bay dishes our food critic ate in 2022
    Jan. 10• Food
    Tacos at Martha's Mexican Restaurant in Kenneth City were among some of the best dishes our food critic had in 2022.
  24. Curious about van life? A festival for nomads is coming to Tampa Bay
    Jan. 10• Outdoors
    Vanlifers will gather in Dade City from Feb. 3 through Feb. 6, 2023 as part of the Florida Vanlife Gathering. This photo was taken by the event's cofounder, Zach Daudert, during his travels.
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