Before I subject you to another Tampa parade (What? Don’t Tampa people have anything better to do?) let me say the San’t Yago Knight Parade is the craziest of the parades that crash this city. The parade begins like all the other parades… the same floats… the same costumes… lots of beads. But this parade…
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IT’S GASPARILLA CRAZY TIME
ARG! Once a year executives trade neck ties for eye patches, throw beads instead of business cards, and Tampa falls into the hands of pirates (and beer cans, port-o-potties, and plastic wrappers). It was Gasparilla time! For you non-Tampa natives, Gasparilla is a Tampa-made holiday where the city celebrates fictional Jose Gaspar, a pirate. Did…
KITES INVADE TREASURE ISLAND
BAM! I turned at the noise to see a small teddy bear fall from the sky. A little girl laughed and placed the plush toy upright in the sand. Almost immediately, a giant green and black kite swooped down and picked the toy up by the hook around the bear’s neck. The teddy bear was…
“HEART OF VIETNAM” AT USF
USF’s Vietnamese Student Association held it’s annual event to display some Asian pride while also celebrating the mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Guests at the “Heart of Vietnam” banquet were treated to a fashion show, humorous plays, and table-side food service. I was privileged to promote AKO during the event. I was continually entertained by the various acts on…
