Archive for January, 2010
The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is supposed to be a time when rowdy pirates take over the city, an excuse to party and get away from the usual routine, but for one Tallahassee couple, the annual event has a far deeper meaning.
Jonathan Van Every is a 30 year old outfielder, who will soon be headed to major league baseball’s spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Friday night, the former ICC standout was back on the Fulton campus as the featured speaker in the College’s 12th annual baseball leadoff banquet.
For years, Bakersfield residents Jake Chavez and Greg Looney have kept one step ahead of broadcast regulators with their “pirate radio” stations — low-wattage broadcasts operating without a license. Now the pair are making it legal with a fully licensed station they hope will be on the air within the year. Chavez and Looney met [...]
Saturday’s grim forecast for dampened pirate festivities is still just that, forecasters said.
The city of Tampa is repairing boat docks, a boat ramp and an adjacent beach at the southern end of Davis Islands. Officials say one of the two docks should be completed before the Gasparilla Pirate Fest this Saturday.
More and more countries are following the example of France, Sweden and South Korea in battling illegal music downloads to help prop up the embattled music industry.
The pre-invasion did not take downtown by surprise this morning, as cannons blazed from a pirate ship on wheels. The ship plowed through downtown traffic, its reports echoing through the buildings and sending pigeons fluttering to higher perches.
The pre-invasion did not take downtown by surprise this morning, as cannons blazed from a pirate ship on wheels. The ship plowed through downtown traffic, its reports echoing through the buildings and sending pigeons fluttering to higher perches.
We’re here to share some simple dos and don’ts to 1) make this year’s festival a little more nice and 2) keep you out of jail.
Expect clear skies, afternoon highs in the 60s or 70s and no rain until Friday night, when a front edges closer, bringing rain for Tampa’s annual pirate celebration.