For several years, a war of words has been raging in Ybor City. Spanish-speaking visitors have questioned why the signs on Seventh Avenue, the historic district's main thoroughfare, misspelled the word for "seventh." ...more

January 15, 2009

If the goal of the federal stimulus plan is to generate jobs and revive impoverished neighborhoods, then there is a strong case to be made for funding the revival of Central Park Village. ...more

January 15, 2009

For several years, a war of words has been raging in Ybor City. ...more

January 14, 2009

Dungy Is Class Act Tony Dungy. Colin Powell. Barack Obama. Warrick Dunn. Condoleezza Rice. Derrick Brooks. What do all of these people have in common? They are all class acts. All put others above self. And all are people the rest of us can look up to and emulate. ...more

January 14, 2009

Families from the South Shore and Brandon areas will join more than 1,000 other participants for a re-enactment of pre-1840 American life at the 38{+t}{+h} Alafia River Rendezvous today toJan. 24 at the Florida Frontiermen's Homeland site, south of Bartow at the end of Azalea Street. ...more

January 14, 2009

Playboy announced Friday it will not hold a Super Bowl party when the big game comes to Tampa this year. ...more

January 10, 2009

Playboy announced today it will not hold a Super Bowl party when the big game comes to Tampa this year. ...more

January 9, 2009

On Jan. 1, 1959, many Cubans on the island nation celebrated the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista and the promise of Fidel Castro's movement. ...more

December 27, 2008

On Jan. 1, 1959, many Cubans on the island nation celebrated the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista and the promise of Fidel Castro's movement. It was a time many Cuban expatriates now recall as one of promises broken. ...more

December 26, 2008

Firefighters doused a blaze at an East Tampa apartment this morning, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

December 22, 2008