When Ybor City's nightclubs empty out on the weekends, the party moves to dozens of dimly lit surface parking lots scattered across the historical neighborhood. ...more

December 12, 2009

With Councilman Tom Scott running for mayor, the sprawling district that he represents is wide open for a challenge in the 2011 city elections. ...more

December 12, 2009

Poor Tiger Tiger Woods wanting privacy and his sports cohorts coming down on poor Tiger's side in the media blitz - well, there's an old song that goes, "You had it comin' to you, you rascal you." ...more

December 7, 2009

Dropping AARP Michael Jones' letter ("A vested interest," Nov. 29) was on target. AARP's support of President Obama's health care reform bill is indeed self-serving. ...more

December 5, 2009

Preservationists are hoping to save a 1925 Victorian-style house that faces demolition unless it finds a new home. ...more

November 25, 2009

Fire Station No. 22, a long-anticipated firehouse to serve subdivisions on the eastern end of Cross Creek Boulevard and parts of unincorporated Hillsborough County on Morris Bridge Road, has moved one step closer to construction. ...more

November 25, 2009

Brushing aside a chorus of opposition from evangelical groups, the city council today voted to expand anti-discrimination laws to include transgender individuals. ...more

November 19, 2009

Everybody jokes about how a committee is the place ideas go to die, a group that keeps minutes and wastes hours. ...more

November 17, 2009

The Hillsborough County Tourist Development Council tabled two issues Thursday until its February meeting. ...more

November 17, 2009

It will be easy for the Tampa City Council to adopt a rule that would give local vendors priority when the city awards a contract. ...more

November 12, 2009