The Gasparilla Invasion: where more than 800 pirates took over the city and captured its key. A tradition that's lived on for more than 100 years.

Six million pounds of ancient oyster shells from a Charlotte County mine are now a thriving 3-acre reef in the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River. It is among the latest oyster reefs restored by the ...

The Tampa Bay History Center has opened a new exhibit called "Tampa Bay Timeline" that explores more than 14,000 years of ...

The plan is stoking concerns over the balance between business and conservation in Manatee County, where wetlands are ...

Gasparilla is an annual holiday in Tampa Bay, an event whose festivities date back to 1904. The current celebration includes not only a mock invasion and parade but also a Pirate Fest in downtown ...