The stately restrooms in the Tampa Theatre may date back to the 1920s, but they are among 10 vying for the current title of America's best public restroom. Nova 535, an art gallery in St. Pete, is also among the finalists in the contest sponsored by the Cintas Corp. The two local restrooms are up against the restrooms in Radio City Music Hall, the Drake Hotel in Chicago, the Tremont Plaza Hotel in Baltimore and the Venetian Resort's Zeffirino Ristorante in Las Vegas and others. ...more

June 3, 2009

Aaaahhhh. Consider the restroom. The one at the Mons Venus has an attendant that accepts tips, like the rest of the Mons employees. On certain days of the week in the fall, lines form outside the ones inside Raymond James Stadium. ...more

February 9, 2009

Police said a 23-year-old man charged in the rape of a 9-year-old boy might have abused other children in the Port Tampa area. ...more

August 20, 2008

Havoc resulted in Palmetto Monday afternoon when a man stripped off his clothes in front of a woman using a public restroom in a downtown store, and when a manager confronted him, the man strolled naked into the street and caused a traffic accident. ...more

July 1, 2008

Co-workers and acquaintances of a former TV newsman, fired as a spokesman for the Department of Children & Families, remember him as an affable and animated man who had many friends but occasionally displayed behavior that made them wary of his professional ethics. ...more

February 6, 2008

The American Civil Liberties Union has sunk civil liberties advocacy to a new low in its argument before the Minnesota Court of Appeals on behalf of Republican Sen. Larry Craig. ...more

February 6, 2008

TAMPA - Co-workers and acquaintances of a former TV newsman, fired as a spokesman for the Department of Children & Families, remember him as an affable and animated man who had many friends but occasionally displayed behavior that made them wary of his professional ethics. ...more

February 5, 2008