Busy, traffic-humming Sligh Avenue at Florida Avenue seems an unlikely corner to find a true taste of Spain. But 70-year-old tapas recipes from Andulusia are cooking at El Sevillano. ...more

October 28, 2009

Semnole Height's commercial corridors are developing with unique restaurants, taverns and other gathering places. ...more

October 23, 2009

Construction on Sangria's Spanish Tapas Bar & Restaurant got under way last week. ...more

February 25, 2009

Layoffs, foreclosures and tight-fisted credit are not the usual incentives for a business boom. But Seminole Heights is bursting with activity. At least seven businesses recently opened or under construction are taking hold along the neighborhood's major corridors: Nebraska, Florida and Hillsborough avenues. They are: Sangria's Spanish Tapas Bar & Restaurant, Ella's restaurant, Richy's Themes Sports Lounge, The Independent tavern, Tampa Street Market, D&D's Antiques & More and Reservations Gourmet to Go. ...more

February 11, 2009

The new year brings hopes and challenges. Locally, people and businesses in South and Central Tampa have expectations and goals for their neighborhoods. Here are a few of them: ...more

January 7, 2009

Gathered by the Hillsborough River in a nook next to Blake High School, students recently helped Mayor Pam Iorio cut the ribbon on a $100,000 shoreline restoration project. ...more

November 29, 2008

TAMPA A restaurant trend is unfolding in Seminole Heights. Owners of a St. Petersburg tavern — The Independent — want to open a restaurant on Florida Avenue where Van Gogh Signs Displays and Graphics has operated since 2006. ...more

November 26, 2008

It was after 10 p.m. when 20 or so Seminole Heights residents filed into city council chambers for a rezoning hearing. ...more

November 19, 2008

An auto repair shop could become a complex of restaurants and shops if the city council gives initial approval at a zoning hearing Thursday. ...more

November 12, 2008

The owners of a proposed Sangria's restaurant recently filed to rezone property on Hillsborough Avenue, next to Starbucks. ...more

May 24, 2008