Topic: Tampa

It was my parents’ 50th anniversary in August, and despite the family getting together for a lovely meal at Blue by Eric Ripert, I still felt we should mark the occasion with a trip of some sort.

Ava Hider, 15, and Will Jackson, 14, competed in the Laser 4.7 US Nationals at the weekend. The US Nationals were held at St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Tampa, Florida.

Cayman Airways has announced cancelation of 20 flights on Friday, Saturday and Sunday related to the projected path of Hurricane Irma. To get people out of Florida before Hurricane Irma strikes, the airline is offering flights on Friday, Sept. 8, for $69 one way.

When Maynell Scott, an 81-year-old Brac native suffering from Alzheimer’s, wandered away from an assisted living home in Tampa, he had been known for wandering away and should have been wearing a GPS tracking device, according to a report by Florida officials.

An elderly Caymanian who suffered from dementia went missing from an assisted-living home in Tampa Friday, and family members say his body was found in a nearby lake.

Cayman Airways has expanded its service to Tampa, Florida, from five flights per week to daily nonstop flights from July 1 to Aug. 31.