2021 Gasparilla knight parade also canceled
The Krewe of the Knights of Sant’ Yago announced Wednesday they are canceling the 2021 Sant’ Yago Knight Parade because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ybor City cereal café and bar infuses popular breakfast food with familiar favorites for unique combination
Perhaps you've had Captain Crunch, but have you had Captain Crunch infused meatballs? One Ybor restaurant is taking patrons on those tasty trips and others.
Cereal-centric café brings taste of nostalgia to Ybor City
Sugar Smacks, Fruity Pebbles and Cookie Crisps are no longer the things of your childhood past. One restaurant in Ybor City will take on your breakfast sugar fix, whatever it is.
Packed bars, streets in Ybor City shine light on rising number of COVID-19 cases
Ybor City was its usual, crowded self on New Year's Eve. And that's the problem.
Overnight shooting leaves 2 dead, 2 hurt in Ybor
Police are looking for a gunman after a Christmas night shooting in Ybor City left two people dead and two others injured.
Ybor's Sicilian history provides flavors for Gonzmart's newest restaurant
Richard Gonzmart’s family has owned Tampa’s famous Columbia Restaurant for generations. But his newest restaurant is inspired by food that came from Sicily to Tampa, to the tables of families he knew as a kid.
Ybor City's newest hotel honors one of its forgotten founding fathers
A new hotel in Ybor City has a name that was nearly forgotten, but now the Hotel Haya is reminding us of a man who helped build the city.
Venue owners struggle to envision future for live music industry
Stages in live music venues throughout the Bay Area have been empty for five months and owners say they've reached a breaking point.
Juneteenth brings awareness, unity to streets of Ybor City
About 200 people marched through Tampa Friday to commemorate Juneteenth and to honor lives lost at the hands of police.
Ybor icon La Tropicana, with its famous table, could fall victim to pandemic
For decades, when politicians visited Tampa, they made their way to La Tropicana restaurant on 7th Avenue in Ybor City. And they sat at a certain, special table.
Florida man describes surviving lockdown in supposedly haunted house
A Tampa man says he quarantined during the coronavirus pandemic with ghosts inside one of the most infamous houses in Ybor City.
7th Ave. in Ybor City becomes outdoor dining room for Cinco de Mayo
The city of Tampa is allowing some restaurants to expand their dining spaces into otherwise off-limits areas like parking lots, sidewalks, and, in a few cases, sections of city streets.
Man dies after being hit by truck in Ybor
Police are investigating a deadly crash involving a pedestrian. It happened in the Ybor City area at Adamo Drive and 22nd Street.
Chicken causes $1,200 in damage at Ybor CBD shop
The chicken walked into the Chillum CBD Dispensary and Glass Gallery in Ybor City. When a worker tried to shoo it out, the bird went wild.
Plight of Ybor City’s famous feathered fowl at heart of annual art exhibit
The annual ‘Chickens and Friends’ art exhibit can be seen for free at Tre Amici at the Bunker, 1907 North 19th Street, Ybor City, from 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
City Council questions FDOT project that would funnel traffic into Ybor City
An FDOT project to build exit ramps from Interstate 4 onto Nuccio Parkway in Ybor City ran into opposition at a Tampa City Council meeting, but officials say it will move forward anyway.
Tampa police arrest armed robbery suspect
Elex Junior Jones is under arrest, accused of robbing several people in Ybor City at gunpoint on multiple occasions.
Surveillance video shows 'repeat' offender in Ybor armed robberies
Tampa police are searching for an armed robber who may have held up several people in the Ybor City area.
Tampa Bay church group offering free Uber rides to church this Christmas
Christmas Eve church services are a cherished tradition for many Bay Area families, but for those without transportation, the tradition isn’t always possible.
Surveillance video helps nab serial peeper outside Ybor home
The video is chilling. Surveillance cameras catch a man peeping into the windows of a Tampa home not once, but five different times. Now, he's behind bars while the women who live there are breathing a sigh of relief.