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Where to Watch a Bucs Game in Tampa — The Best Sports Bars
Tampa doesn't treat football casually. The Buccaneers have two Super Bowl banners hanging from the rafters at Raymond James Stadium, and on game days the city…
Ybor City, Tampa — Cigar History, 7th Avenue Nightlife, and the Cuban Sandwich Origin Story
The roosters get you first. They strut across 7th Avenue at noon like they own the place, descendants of birds that escaped cockfighting pits a century ago, an…
Florida State Fair — Tampa's 12-Day Country-Carnival Reset
The Florida State Fair lives in a strange pocket of the calendar: too early for spring break crowds, too late for the holidays, planted in those flat February…
Florida Strawberry Festival — Plant City, Where Florida Goes for Berries
The Florida Strawberry Festival is the rare Florida event where the marketing materials undersell the reality. Plant City sits on a sand ridge that drains just…
Gasparilla Pirate Festival — A Local's Guide to Tampa's Biggest Day
By mid-January, the pirate flags start showing up on porches in South Tampa, the bead inventory at every party store doubles, and the conversation at neighborh…