the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, the Florida Aquarium, the beginnings of the new Tampa Bay History center, the Tampa Art Museum and, soon, the Glazer Children's Museum. ...more

May 20, 2008

DOWNTOWN - The 6.3-acre Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park, next the Tampa Marriott Waterside along Garrison Channel, could receive funding for its final phase. The city council will be asked Thursday to approve more than $2.8 million for the project, parks and recreation director Karen Palus said. The work includes adding 600 linear feet to the city's Riverwalk, and creating a Heroes Plaza to honor firefighters, law enforcement officers, rescue workers and military personnel killed in the line of duty. ...more

May 12, 2008

In just a few days, major league baseball strikes up the bats for spring training. Thousands will find reasons to leave their offices for assignments in the field - or at least the bleachers. ...more

February 17, 2008

Hillsborough County's goal to become a regional economic hub based on the biotechnology industry will be enhanced with our focus today on building a clean, green environment. ...more

February 16, 2008

Tampa still can't compete with larger cities in the number of upscale hotel rooms. ...more

February 3, 2008

Chancey Design Partnership had plans set for its 20,000-square-foot structure at the prominent corner of Seventh Avenue and 13th Street. ...more

January 12, 2008

TAMPA - First lady Laura Bush has designated Tampa a Preserve America Community. ...more

January 8, 2008

The Major Road Projects IN 2007: Work began on a new lane for Interstate 275 between Himes Avenue and the Hillsborough River. ...more

December 30, 2007

It seems like something's always brewing in downtown. There are condo towers going up, projects being planned (and then scrapped) and a vision that is slowly coming into focus. Here's a wrap-up of the three big newsmakers in 2007. ...more

December 25, 2007

Downtown Tampa is on the cusp of a building boom, with high-rise condos coming out of the ground, retail shops in the planning stages and museums on the drawing board. ...more

December 24, 2007