As always, Monday's Florida Strawberry Festival Grand Feature Parade drew throngs of area kids who traditionally get a school holiday to enjoy the procession. ...more

March 3, 2009

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson made his annual trek to the Florida Strawberry Festival parade luncheon, but he didn't get his usual treat. He had to catch a 1 p.m. flight to Washington and didn't have time for strawberry shortcake. Nelson was among a crowd of dignitaries and festival officials who attended the luncheon today at the Trinkle center on the Plant City campus of Hillsborough Community College. ...more

March 2, 2009

Strawberries are one of the success stories in Florida's economic crisis, state Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson said. ...more

March 2, 2009

Owners of the historical Ferlita Macaroni Factory on 22nd Street want permission from the Barrio Latino Commission to tear down the structure. ...more

March 2, 2009

The shrill din of teenage shrieks filling the Florida Strawberry Festival stadium Sunday night didn't sound much different from the one that might greet the Jonas Brothers. But the cheers were for Taylor Swift, and they were less adulation and more identification. ...more

March 2, 2009

Here is today's schedule at the Florida Strawberry Festival: 10 a.m.: Gates and midway open ...more

March 1, 2009

FAIRS & FESTS Florida Strawberry Festival: features rides, games, arts and crafts, fair food, all things strawberry and a nightly lineup of live concerts; opens at 10 a.m. today and every day through March 8; $4 to $8 regular admission, $10 to $35 for concerts; Florida Strawberry Festival Grounds, 2202 W. Reynolds St., Plant City; (813) 754-1996 ...more

March 1, 2009

Today is Kids Day at the Florida Strawberry Festival; youths through high school are admitted free all day, with ride prices reduced. Here's the daily schedule: ...more

February 28, 2009

PLANT CITY Fans of strawberries and the Florida Opry are in luck. The opry will stage a show March 6 at he Florida Strawberry Festival grounds. ...more

February 27, 2009

Thousands converged on Plant City on Thursday for the opening of the Florida Strawberry Festival, an annual tribute to the area's top crop. ...more

February 27, 2009