Former USF football player tackles performing roles at theme parks
In 2011, USF football center Chaz Hine was a mix of brawn and baritone. One of his singing performances was at a luncheon at the college of business where he got his MBA.
i9 Sports, the youth sports league, started in the Bay Area
There’s a chance that if you have a child, you may have heard – or even participated in – i9 Sports.
Tampa Chick-fil-A lights up yearly Christmas wonderland
We're used to long lines at the Chick-fil-A drive-thru, but at the location on Waters Avenue in Tampa, you can enjoy a dazzling light show while you wait.
Chick-fil-A Tampa Christmas Lights
The drive-thru line at Chick-fil-A on Waters Ave. in Tampa is even longer during the holiday season.
Only in Florida: Animals are people and people dressed as animals run for office
FOX 13's Chris Cato takes us through this week's best #OnlyInFlorida stories.
Meet dozens of alpacas at Sweet Blossom’s open house in Dade City
Across 15 acres in Dade City, 65 alpacas – and four llamas -- roam. Most of the time, you have to schedule a tour at Sweet Blossom to meet them, but their annual open house is right around the corner.
Chip joins the Cypress Gardens Water Ski Team
Cypress Gardens may have been folded into Legoland, but the Cypress Gardens Water Ski Team puts on impressive -- and free -- shows every third Saturday of the month. Chip Brewster strapped on some skies and hit the water of Lake Silver with the legendary crew.
Former firefighter turns Pinellas County trees into art
Nick Reale has owned his own woodturning studio for a few years now.
Local guys are kings of coffee
Tampa is full of local coffee shops, but one of our own was recently listed in the top 10 of all local shops in the country by Food and Wine magazine. So what makes King State Coffee so special? Chip Brewster headed over to their location on Floribraska Avenue in Tampa to find out.
On specific weekends, you can see the meticulous details of fine scale models in Odessa
If you have any interest in model trains, history, art, or just really neat things, visiting the Suncoast Center for Fine Scale Modeling is worth a trip for you. You will just need to plan accordingly since they’re not open to the public all the time.
Rays join Metropolitan Ministries in cooking for a cause
For the last six years, Metropolitan Ministries has been helping create the next generation of chefs. And now, for the first time, their program is being offered in St. Pete. Metro has partnered with the Tampa Bay Rays culinary team to create a new culinary school based at Tropicana Field.
With one bite of this food, he's back in Jamaica
Born and raised in Jamaica, it wasn’t until he was 16 years old that Damian Chin moved away from the island. After joining the U.S. Air Force, he ended up stationed at MacDill Air Force Base. That’s about the time he met Andrew Pandreu, a fellow Jamaican living in the Tampa Bay area.
25 years later, a new cafe comes with an old friend
Six years ago, a little place called Fresh Country Café opened up in Zephyrhills. About 20 years before that, its owner Mike was going through the fire academy with Brian McDougal.
Party like it's 1429 at the Sarasota Medieval Fair
Don’t just enjoy the change in weather this weekend, enjoy a change in century. The medieval ages are coming to Sarasota, and this year they are re-enacting the year 1429. Chip Brewster headed to Ringling Woods to get a preview.
As Dade City continues to grow, it still has that 'small town' feel
Nestled in the rolling hills of Pasco County, you will find a slice of old Florida. Dade City feels like a small town but there little something for everyone.
Fly through the forest at this Dade City adventure park
There is a place in the mostly-flat Sunshine State where you don’t need to climb trees, you can fly between them.
Watch: Dolphins practice jumps, backflips
Some playful dolphins put on a show for the camera near St. Pete Beach this week.
Dolphins practice fish-flips, high jumps
Courtesy: See Through Canoe Company
Where students can sharpen their sewing skills
It's a sewing shop that's teaching the skill to students! Sew Unique Sewing in Winter Haven is a shop that has an after-school program. Chip Brewster stopped by to see how his needle skills shape up.
Food trucks to rally in Clearwater
The world's largest food truck rally will soon be back in town. It's happening the weekend after Thanksgiving at Coachman Park in Clearwater. We got an early taste of what to expect when Horhay's Mac and Cheez truck and Dude Pancakes rolled into the FOX 13 lot.