Eighty-nine bucks is hardly a pittance to pay for a meal for two, but in the world of prime steakhouses and market-price seafood houses, it may qualify as a "value meal." Faced with a tough economy, some fine-dining establishments around the Bay area have begun offering discounted fare, either through summer-long specials or dining clubs with price breaks. Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar has a $99 filet-and-lobster combo for two, while Brazilian steakhouse Boizao has created an E-Club offering Internet specials. ...more

July 24, 2008

Cobb Theatres has won approval to sell beer, wine and liquor at a movie theater complex under construction at The Grove at Wesley Chapel, despite concerns from a nearby church congregation. ...more

July 9, 2008

Throw the words "fish cakes" around and people respond. And respond. And respond. ...more

June 25, 2008

TAMPA - A man who stole scores of laptop computers across the country then sold them on eBay pleaded guilty today to interstate transportation of stolen property. ...more

June 18, 2008

They faced down armed robbers and nabbed drivers too drunk to be behind the wheel. They took down terrorism suspects and someone who shot a bald eagle. ...more

May 28, 2008

TAMPA - A man whose ability to blend in helped him steal scores of laptop computers across the country then sell them on eBay agreed to plea guilty Wednesday to interstate transportation of stolen property. ...more

May 22, 2008

Austin Smith removed a piece of glass from his back Monday night, almost a month after he was thrown through the windshield of a convertible in a horrific crash. ...more

May 10, 2008

Financial pains for survivor of four-car crash. ...more

May 9, 2008

As I've written here before, the term "culinary pack rat" is such a negative phrase for the talents of Recipes Lost & Found readers. I prefer the term "recipe cherishers." Their love of recipes is what keeps the column chugging along. ...more

May 6, 2008

This week's Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, the Champions Tour's annual stop in the Bay area, will serve up plenty of new faces as the 50-and-older circuit heads to TPC Tampa Bay in Lutz. ...more

April 14, 2008