Tampa has gotten the federal OK to spend $13.6 million to buy foreclosed and abandoned properties. ...more

January 21, 2009

Tampa has gotten the federal OK to spend $13.6 million to buy foreclosed and abandoned properties. The funding will come from the city's share of the $3.9 billion Neighborhood Stabilization Program, a response to escalating foreclosures nationwide. The stabilization program is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. ...more

January 20, 2009

Four area schools can boast that they have the best teachers in the county. ...more

January 14, 2009

Four area schools can boast that they have the best teachers in the county. ...more

January 14, 2009

Ronald Anthony Favorite, who investigators say used fake Tampa Electric Co. identification to get Hillsborough County residents to pay him their bills, has been arrested. ...more

January 8, 2009

A search is under way for a man who disappeared from his assisted living facility in North Tampa late Wednesday. ...more

January 8, 2009

In 2009, the Brandon League of Fine Arts will celebrate 50 years of generating interest in the arts through educational programs and service to the community. ...more

January 7, 2009

Ed Hobin from the Southwest Florida Water Management District will speak about the drought, water conservation and restrictions on watering at Thursday's meeting of The Friends of Temple Terrace Parks and Recreation. ...more

January 7, 2009

Ronald Anthony Favorite used fake Tampa Electric Co. identification to get Hillsborough County residents to pay him their bills, investigators say. Favorite performed a fake audit of accounts of some people in the University Area from Dec. 17 through 31, according to Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay, which is offering a reward of $1,000 for information leading to his arrest. ...more

January 6, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Inside, a piano player tickles the ivories. Outside, a singer croons romantic songs to diners. On the menu are upscale Italian favorites. ...more

January 2, 2009