Your guide to the 2020 Gasparilla Children’s Parade
Little pirates will soon be invading Tampa as the Gasparilla season gets underway Saturday with the Children's Gasparilla Parade.
Go on a crabbing adventure with Captain Guy
On the intercoastal waterway is where you'll find Captain Guy, pulling crab traps during stone crab harvesting season, and you can go on the boat with him! He took FOX 13's Chip Brewster out on the water to pull some traps. Visit AMI Crabbing Adventures on Facebook for booking information.
Dorothy the tugboat has been around much longer than the celebration of Gasparilla
Lynda Weiss is a tugboat captain for Hendry Marine Industries. She is one of the captains bringing in the Gasparilla invasion by leading the Floatilla.
Satisfy your sweet tooth while helping others at Dough Nation
Metropolitan Ministries' fundraising cookie dough shop is a sweet way to give back and get your fix of chocolatey, sweet, creamy desserts.
Park & Rec opens new spot in downtown Tampa
There is a new place in downtown Tampa that is basically an adult playground.
Spinning takes on multiple meanings at Centrifuge Cycling
From spin classes to spinning hula hoops, people of all sizes and skill levels are spinning themselves into shape at St. Petersburg's new gym, Centrifuge Cycling.
Herrmann’s Royal Lipizzan Stallions are training at their Florida home – and you can see them
There is a breed of beautiful horses right in Myakka City – with such a rich history.
Builders have come here for decades
It isn't just a lumber yard; it's where masterpieces are born -- a one-stop shop for building materials to help you create that perfect bookcase, coffee table, and much more. Chip Brewster stopped by the Anderson Lumber Company in St. Pete to see how they've been serving our community for decades.
Breast cancer survivors on this dragon boat paddling team stay in sync together
Dragon boat paddling is a sport you can do right at Nathan Benderson Park, with all sorts of teams and crews available to join. But there is one team that no one truly wants to be qualified for.
Survivors in Sync
You don’t have to be a world-class athlete to train at a world-class facility, and that’s especially true for anyone in Tampa Bay who’s interested in getting out on the water. Chip headed down to Nathan Benderson Park to meet a team with a special bond.
The Tampa Museum of Art first opened a century ago
This year, the Tampa Museum of Art is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
Rawk Star Café puts an emphasis on raw food
Along Central Avenue in downtown St. Petersburg, surrounded by a couple of art centers, you’ll find a restaurant that will serve you all the nuts and vegetables you can eat -- and it’s all raw.
Where therapy is a game
Using the strength of warriors and the power of wizards to make positive impacts on lives: That’s the idea behind Heroic Health Group. Matt Fahy came up with a way to use role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons to help young people tackle some big issues.
History takes shape in the form of LEGO bricks at this Tampa exhibit
If you have kids or grandkids who love to build with LEGO bricks – or if you love them yourself you’re going to want to check out this exhibit.
Buddy Baseball has a brand-new, synthetic turf for players with special needs
It was nothing but smiles and cheers of “Play ball!” at Lewis Elementary School on Monday morning.
Meet 'Spirit,' the therapy unicorn
Over the holidays, a special miniature horse brought some joy to children and staff at hospitals around central Florida. The sneaker-sporting festive miniature horse is named Spirit; he and Brittany Beard are part of an organization called Unicorn Hugs.
Veterans are honored through unique underwater memorial off Pinellas County
A new monument is dedicated to veterans of the United States military, but you have to head underwater to see it.
Chip dives to the memorial
Chip Brewster pays a visit to the new Circle of Heroes memorial off the coast of Pinellas County.
Divers explain memorial's significance
Ten miles off the coast of Pinellas County is where Narcosis Scuba Center will bring you to dive underneath the Gulf’s surface – and pay a peaceful tribute.
Bay Area beaches packed Christmas Day
With the fifth-warmest high on record in the Bay Area, thousands flocked to Clearwater Beach and others up and down Florida's west coast.