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  1. Busch Gardens announces opening date for monster coaster Iron Gwazi
    Jan. 21• Theme Parks
    Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will open Iron Gwazi, the world’s fastest and steepest hybrid coaster, for passholder previews Feb. 11 and will officially open March 11.
  2. Tampa’s Adventure Island water park getting its biggest makeover in 30 years
    Jan. 21• Theme Parks
    Construction is underway, including two new rides in the background, at Adventure Island in Tampa. The park is undergoing its biggest enhancement in 30 years.
  3. Taco festival with checkered history coming to Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium
    Jan. 20• Entertainment
    The Tampa Sports Authority announced it is bringing the Tampa Taco and Margarita Festival to Raymond James Stadium on March 12. But Tampa organizers say they have learned from the past mistakes of the event's promoter and are taking measures to control the event.
  5. Meet the sober hands at the wheel of the Gasparilla pirate ship
    Jan. 19• Entertainment
    Jack Timmel, 34, and his father, John Timmel, 65, who are licensed harbor pilots, serve as the sail masters for the "Jose Gasparilla" pirate ship that leads a flotilla of private boats into downtown Tampa before its signature parade. They are standing in the elevated perch that the captains use on the ship, which was built in 1954 for the festival.
  6. Top Tampa Bay area events for the week of Jan. 17-23
    Jan. 18• Things To Do
    Jim Zender exits an RV during setup for a previous Florida RV SuperShow at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. The show, often referred to as the nation's largest, is expected to have more than 1,200 recreational vehicles on display Wednesday through Sunday.
  7. Here’s how to navigate 2022 Children’s Gasparilla Parade in Tampa
    Jan. 18• Kids & Family
    Young revelers yell for beads at the 2020 Children's Gasparilla parade in Tampa. The parade was canceled in 2021 because of COVID-19.
  8. Tampa trolley route for Children’s Gasparilla Parade has changed this year
    Jan. 18• Entertainment
    The Jolley Trolley, shown here on Mandalay Avenue on Clearwater Beach, will become the Jolley Roger Trolley for free rides to the Children's Gasparilla Parade on Jan. 22.
  9. Meet Jada Vidal, Tampa’s newest popup chef
    Jan. 18• Food
    Chef Jada Vidal, right, works a popup event at Willa's in Tampa. Vidal, 20, has hosted a series of tasting menu dinner events since competing — and winning — on "Guy's Grocery Games" last fall.
  10. At Tampa’s Pirate Fashions, buccaneers find their Gasparilla style
    Jan. 18• Life & Culture
    Captain Tiger Lee, 59, the owner of Pirate Fashions in Tampa, helps 9-year-old Evan Hughes as he tries on a pirate costume while his family watches at the specialty store at 4006 W Cayuga St. In the background, from left, are Evan’s grandmother, Gloria Hughes, 57; his grandfather, Joe Hughes, 65; and his sister, Elaina, 11, from Riverview.
  11. 37 Gasparilla events coming to Tampa Bay for the 2022 invasion
    Jan. 17• Things To Do
    The ship Jose Gasparilla will bear down on Tampa for the annual pirate celebration on Jan. 29. The event returns after being canceled in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  12. Chef Fabio Viviani’s Taverna Costale opens this week in St. Petersburg
    Jan. 14• Food
    Grilled bone marrow with balsamic onions and citrus gremolata is on the opening menu at Taverna Costale, chef Fabio Viviani's new Italian restaurant opening in downtown St. Petersburg.
  13. Bucs to hand out free playoff swag to fans in Friday morning drive-thru
    Jan. 12• Bucs
    Fans hangout at Buc's Beach prior to a NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Jan. 9. The team will hand out free swag to fans on Friday morning to get ready for Sunday's playoff game against the Eagles.
  14. These are Tampa Bay’s top 10 new restaurants
    Jan. 12• Food
    Clockwise, from left: Roasted beets and apple salad, fish and grits, ceviche and braised short ribs from Wild Child in St. Petersburg, one of Tampa Bay's best new restaurants to open during the pandemic.
  15. Biggest Gasparilla ever? Organizers say people are eager after a year off.
    Jan. 11• Tampa
    The ship Jose Gasparilla and its flotilla of boats bears down on Tampa for the 2020 pirate invasion.
  16. The 10 best dishes our food critic ate in Tampa Bay in 2021
    Jan. 11• Food
    The Scacciata Siciliana served at Casa Santo Stefano was one of the best dishes our food critic ate in 2021.
  17. Top 15 Tampa Bay area events for the week of Jan. 10-16
    Jan. 10• Things To Do
    "Jersey Boys" will be performed at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater on Wednesday and Thursday.
  18. Localtopia will return to St. Petersburg with more than 300 vendors
    Jan. 10• Shopping
    Shoppers browse booths at the 2021 Localtopia in Williams Park in St. Petersburg, when crowd capacity was limited. The festival will be back with more than 300 vendors when it returns Feb. 12.
  19. 5 Tampa Bay restaurants with great outdoor seating
    Jan. 10• Food
    Guests gather on the patio at Pizzeria Gregario in Safety Harbor, where outside dining is the only option.
  20. 5 new Tampa Bay bars where the food steals the show
    Jan. 7• Food
    Cold soba noodles are served at In Between Days, a new sake bar and Tokyo-style listening room in St. Petersburg.
  21. Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs transcends troubled times
    Jan. 6• Pinellas
    Diver Alexander Makris, 16, emerges from Spring Bayou with the wooden cross during the 116th annual Epiphany celebration Thursday in Tarpon Springs.
  22. Live updates: Teen diver Alexander Makris grabs the cross in Tarpon Springs
    Jan. 6• Things To Do
    Alexander Makris, 16 of New Port Richey, comes up with the white cross Thursday during the annual cross dive in Spring Bayou, part of the Tarpon Springs Epiphany celebration.
  23. 6 newly revamped Tampa Bay restaurants you’ll want to check out
    Jan. 6• Food
    Ceviche's new location in St. Petersburg features plush banquettes inside and an outdoor patio overlooking Beach Drive NE.
  24. StoryCorps is recording stories in Tampa for a month
    Jan. 6• History
    A StoryCorps Airstream at Lykes Gaslight Park in Tampa. The Airstream and a StoryCorps team are in Tampa through Feb. 12.
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