TAMPA About 40 people, many retirees, rode a school bus downtown today to oppose a professional soccer stadium planned for a site near their homes in Town 'N Country. They could have skipped the trip and saved the $400 they paid to rent the bus. ...more

December 9, 2008

As his fourth anniversary as president of the Temple Crest Civic Association approaches, Terry Neal is evaluating what his next move might be. Neal said he enjoys representing the neighborhood, but he knows all good things must eventually come to an end. That's why he is trying to find out if anyone else would like to assume the role as the association president. ...more

December 8, 2008

Less than a month after flocking to downtown Tampa to show their support for an issue that hits close to home, a group from south Hillsborough County got their wish - at least some protection from the noisy, dusty excavation of borrow pits and the truck traffic that comes with it. ...more

November 26, 2008

State Sen. Mike Fasano has donated $40,000 in leftover campaign funds from the 2008 general election to numerous nonprofit agencies and charities. ...more

November 26, 2008

The Spanish name La Setima lives - for now. The Ybor City Development Corp. board last week voted to keep the street signs on historical Seventh Avenue with the Spanish spelling La Setima. ...more

November 26, 2008

The old building on the corner of Seventh Avenue and North 17th Street has sat vacant for more than three years since the former tenant, Club Shine, was evicted. ...more

November 21, 2008

A taste of eclectic Americana is coming to Seminole Heights. A new restaurant – Ella's – is under construction at Shadowlawn and Nebraska avenues. Its tentative opening is in March. ...more

November 20, 2008

State Sen. Mike Fasano is making good on his promise to give his leftover campaign funds to charity. ...more

November 18, 2008

Some civic leaders in Ybor City are drawing a line in the asphalt on Seventh Avenue. ...more

November 18, 2008

Civic leaders in Ybor City are drawing a line in the asphalt on Seventh Avenue. They've had enough of the nightclubs and are gearing up to fight the most recent request from a property owner to open up a new hot spot along the entertainment thoroughfare. ...more

November 17, 2008