St. Petersburg officials are preparing for what Police Chief Anthony Holloway is calling the city’s World Series event. WWE’s sold-out Royal Rumble on Saturday is expected to draw more than 40,000 people to Tropicana Field.
Tampa, arrrghh you ready? Gasparilla 2024 is here, and we’ll be updating this page with live updates, photos and more all day. More than 300,000 people — including over 50 krewes and a 120-unit parade — are expected to plunder along Bayshore Boulevard. Tampa Bay Times reporters and photographers are sharing everything you need to navigate the festivities — or follow along from home. 9:40 a.m. .
The SunRunner, the bus that shuttles people between St. Pete and St. Pete Beach, broke ridership records its first year with more than one million riders.