The races were not for the easily winded. Consider a bike sprint over 7/10 of a mile through downtown Tampa streets – over and over. ...more

March 21, 2009

Politics As Usual What a shame that the very fine sports community in Tampa/Hillsborough County cannot have a coexistence between city and county appointees. It would not surprise me if an investigation revealed a violation of the Florida Sunshine Law by certain members of the Tampa Sports Authority when deciding the future of Henry Saavedra, who was forced to resign as executive director. ...more

March 21, 2009

New York Yankees superstar Derek Jeter is building a behemoth of a mansion just a stone's throw from downtown Tampa. ...more

March 20, 2009

At over 30,875 square feet, the mansion should be the largest in Hillsborough County. ...more

March 19, 2009

Find out more about biking and links to biking. ...more

March 11, 2009

A nearly renovated Ballast Point Pier once again is offering fishermen and sightseers one of South Tampa's best views of downtown Tampa and the sweep of Bayshore Boulevard. ...more

March 11, 2009

Fog is affecting visibility along the Interstate 4 corridor as well as in Lakeland and between Plant City and downtown Tampa, News Channel 8 meteorologist Jennifer Hill said. However, lingering smoke from a brush fire was affecting drivers on I-4 and Old Polk City Road earlier this morning but had dissipated by 6 a.m., TBO.com traffic reporter Alicia Roberts said. ...more

March 10, 2009

You've seen the old black-and-white pictures and grainy films of those mean and lean years of what we call the Great Depression. The stark colors match the mood of those times, and, in fact, I think those shadowy pictures of bread lines and haunted faces contribute to today's fears about what might be looming. ...more

March 10, 2009

When the red awning with the word "Overboard" on it rolled into view, Brian and Carol Ann Cadwell couldn't scramble off the trolley fast enough. ...more

March 8, 2009

When the red awning with the word "Overboard" on it rolled into view, Brian and Carol Ann Cadwell couldn't scramble off the trolley fast enough today. ...more

March 7, 2009