Rye Road Giraffes help celebrate Christmas this weekend

If you're looking for a new family Christmas adventure, check out the Rye Road Giraffes Christmas Celebration in Bradenton. It's part farm and part circus, but it's all outdoors. You can see giraffes, camels, zebras, and even a socially distant Santa.

Rye Road Giraffes Christmas Circus
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In Bradenton, there's a new unique way to celebrate the holiday this weekend. Photojournalist Mike Fiol gives us a sneak peek at the Rye Road Giraffes Christmas Celebration.

Tampa Carolers deliver holiday joy to the comfort of your home computer

It's beginning to look a lot like a different Christmas. Santa visits and some of those friends and family gatherings are going online.

Plant company helps you give gifts that keep giving
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If you?re looking for a special gift for the person who has everything, a plant could be what you?re looking for. And Yuravine Brothers plant shop in South Tampa is a great place to start.

'Savage' heron eats juvenile alligator on Lake Apopka

A Florida wildlife photographer answered a question no one thought to ask -- until they saw her photos.

Tampa Bay Christmas lights and holiday displays - Week 1
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We're taking you on a driving tour of the best Christmas and holiday light displays around Tampa Bay. From Largo to Lakeland, here's our first week of sparkle.

If service dogs can handle the zoo, they can handle anything
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The sights, sounds, and smells of ZooTampa could overwhelm a dog's senses, but these service dogs in training need to be able to stand up to over-stimulation.

Take a trip back in time, or to the North Pole, at the Florida Railroad Museum

For anyone who loves the nostalgia and romance of riding a train, the Florida Railroad Museum is a treat for the senses. During the month of December, it transforms and transports you to the North Pole.

When Florida's weather cools, manatees seek TECO power plant's warm waters

When it gets cold, by Florida standards, you know where to find manatees -- huddling outside the Apollo Beach TECO power plant. They're there now, even though humans can't visit.

The important mission of the Portico Caf?
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When local businesses and restaurants re-opened, it meant more than just jobs for some people. At the Portico Caf?, the business means a second chance for the homeless and others.

Mike Alstott Foundation delivering Thanksgiving meals for Hillsborough County firefighters

Former Bucs star Mike Alstott doesn't drop the ball when it comes to helping the community. His foundation will be handing out Thanksgiving Day meals to firefighters -- an annual tradition.

Mural artist inspired by 'The Alchemist'
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A new mural in the St. Pete outdoor art landscape came to reality after the artist who painted it read 'The Alchemist.'

Winter Village, outdoor ice rink returns in downtown Tampa

It's a holiday tradition that even the pandemic couldn't cancel, but while the annual Winter Village returns Friday to downtown Tampa, there will be some changes.

Florida's first snow park officially opens in Pasco County

It was a very rare snow day for Floridians as the state's first outdoor snow park opens Friday, Nov. 20.