Alissa Smith

Spooky events across Florida on tap for Halloween season

August 23, 2019 at 7:23 p.m.

With Halloween right around the corner, things are about to get spooky in the sunshine state. Spooky events range from terror-inducing to family friendly, but there's definitely something for everyone....

The Jose Gaspar, tall ship, is surrounded by a flotilla making its way down the channel towards the Tampa Convention Center, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005, in Tampa, Fla., during the 2005 Gasparilla Pirate Fest. The festival is named after the legendary pirate Jose Gaspar, "last of the Buccaneers," who terrorized the coastal waters of West Florida during the late 18th and early 19th century.

Pirates, parrots invade Tampa for Gasparilla

August 23, 2019 at 6:58 p.m.

Late January often bring more than chilly weather to Tampa. — it also brings pirates. Known as the Gasparilla Pirate Festival, the event celebrates the legend of José "Gasparilla" Gaspar,...

Georgia coach Mark Richt runs onto the field before the University of Georgia versus University of Florida NCAA football game at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday, October 31, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Florida-Georgia game in Jacksonville redefines tailgating

August 23, 2019 at 6:59 p.m.

The last Saturday in October — or sometimes the first Saturday in November — is revered in Jacksonville. Unofficially known as The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, the Florida-Georgia football...

Contemporary art finds a home at Perez Art Museum Miami

August 23, 2019 at 6:59 p.m.

Miami is well known for its beaches, nightlife and now for its museums. The Perez Art Museum Miami, also known as PAMM, is a contemporary art museum located in Miami's...

Sunrise’s Sawgrass Mills is a shopping spectacular

August 23, 2019 at 6:59 p.m.

Sawgrass Mills may be second largest mall in Florida and eighth largest mall in the United States, but it's the only one shaped like a giant alligator. The 2,383,906-square-foot mall...

Visitor tour the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum in Palm Beach during the Founder's Day open house Friday. Henry Flagler built the mansion know as Whitehall in 1902 as a wedding present for his wife Mary Lily Kenan. It was converted into a hotel in 1925 and then into a museum in 1959.

Palm Beach’s Flagler Museum features opulence, architecture

August 23, 2019 at 6:59 p.m.

If you love beautiful architecture and décor, you need to visit the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach County.. Giant marble steps reminiscent of Apollo's temple lead to towering white, marble...

Tommy Eng, the executive chef at Mai-Kai Restaurant in 1975.

Mai-Kai: Where the South Pacific meets South Florida

August 23, 2019 at 6:59 p.m.

Incorporating themes from Polynesia, waterfalls and Tiki statues greet customers as they enter the restaurant. Past the tropical gardens that surround the Mai-Kai restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, firelight reflects off...

Susanne D'Antonio manoeuvres her giant boot costume down Duval Street during the Fantasy Fest Parade in Key West, Florida, late October 30, 2010. The culminating event of Key West's annual costuming and masking festival attracted more than 60,000 attendees.

Key West at its wildest: 10 days of Fantasy Fest

June 10, 2020 at 9:32 a.m.

If you haven't been to Key West's Fantasy Fest, you haven't seen how wild Key West can truly be. Since 1979, Key West has been home to the pre-Halloween celebration,...

Thousands of bikers will be gathered in Daytona Beach March 4-13 for the 75th annual Bike Week celebration.

Bike Week puts Daytona on the map

May 12, 2019 at 1:10 p.m.

If you love the smell of the ocean and the roar of waves — we mean bikes, you should check out Daytona Beach's annual Bike Week. This 10-day parade of...

A Bolivian Squirrel monkey plays with a toy football at London Zoo on Aug. 18, 2011 in London, England. Male monkey Bounty has fathered eleven baby monkeys in the last three years since his arrival, enough to make up a football team. His latest offspring named Rolo was the eleventh and arrived last month.

Cute alert: Baby sloths at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

May 12, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has recently welcomed the arrival of two baby sloths. Skipping marriage entirely, two sloth couples jumped straight to starting their own families. The first baby, born...

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