ODESSA, Fla. (May 19, 2013)-In the late 1980s, when times were fun and technology was changing, there was one thing that didn’t change: traditions. Delta Pi, a venerable sorority in the heart of Tampa, kept tradition “alive” until spring break, when a prank went horribly wrong and a serial killer wiped out nearly half of [...]
MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (May 10, 2013)- Thousands of swashbucklers traveled across Florida to attend Madera Beach’s highly anticipated pirate festival for the 12th year, John Levique Pirate Days. Pirate costumers, character actors and pirate enthusiasts seized the Johns Pass Boardwalk Friday night seeking treasure from the many vendors and gearing up for Saturday and Sunday’s [...]
PORT RICHEY, Fla. (May 4, 2013)- The multiverse came together Saturday as superheroes and villians from the DC and Marvel worlds gathered with Stormtroopers, jawas, jedis and more for Free Comic Book Day. Free Comic Book Day was first celebrated in 2002. Now, thousands of comic book shops worldwide participate in the geeky holiday where [...]
Kyrja Withers was sitting at her desk editing a video late month when she heard a pair of loud popping sounds and saw something fly out of the window toward her. “As it turns out, it was shards of glass,” Kyrja recalled the next morning. Withers and husband Randy called the New Port Richey [...]
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (April 21, 2013)- When Jimmy Orshal got the news, he and his mother held one another in the hospital and cried. The diagnosis was stage four lung cancer and Orshal, 52, was given only a few months to live. His first thoughts were of his three daughters and weddings they were [...]
TAMPA, Fla. (April. 14, 2013)- Steampunks from the Tampa Bay area and beyond traveled to the Bay Area Renaissance Festival for their first annual “Steampunk Costume Contest” this year. Dozens lined up in elaborate costumes to flaunt handmade bustle skirts, goggles, weaponry and more. Linda Evans, a local jewelry artisan and member of the Tampa [...]
TAMPA, Fla. (March. 31, 2013)- Cards were shuffled, dice were rolled and pawns were moved across boards as gamers at Anthem Games celebrated the first International TableTop Day, a new holiday designated by celebrity gamers Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton through Geek & Sundry for people to unplug and come together to play board games, [...]
PORT RICHEY, Fla. (March. 24, 2013)- What if the worlds of DC and Marvel superheroes and supervillians could combine forces in a world that fits neatly on a table? Look no further than HeroClix. HeroClix, a tabletop game, is played weekly at Yancy St. Comics, Tampa Bay’s largest comic book store housed in Port Richey’s [...]
DUNEDIN, Fla. (March. 17, 2013)- Tucked away in the corner of a plaza on Main Street in Dunedin is a store where powerful wizards battle for glory, knowledge and conquest on Friday nights. Battle cries, sighs of frustration and facepalming gestures are in abundance as the planeswalkers battle it out. Instead of magic wands, however, the wizards [...]
TAMPA, Fla. (March. 10, 2013)- Every year, the Henry B. Plant Museum, the remnants of the well-known Victorian hotel, hosts their “Picnic in the Park” and invites the community to don Victorian wear, enjoy live music, and participate in pastimes, like picnicking and croquet, favored by the Victorian elite. Hundreds attend this event with picnic baskets [...]
TAMPA, Fla. (March. 3, 2013)- Pearl and Izzy scampered on the faded green stage with bare, muddy feet and beers in hand. The Washing Well Wenches have been airing their dirty laundry at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival since its inception 35 years ago. The festival, affectionally referred to as “BARF” by locals, started in [...]
Infographic by David Cross, MOVOTO: The Lighter Side of Real Estate.
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