Cheryl Blakey's daughter, Leah, hadn't been born when neighborhood residents began petitioning Tampa City Hall to widen 40th Street. ...more

January 21, 2009

For months, health care workers from Comfort Keepers took care of Tampa City Councilman Joseph Caetano's wife, Nair, who has been bedridden for several years. ...more

January 8, 2009

The Hillsborough County Commission has tentatively settled a lawsuit by a public access television network over $355,000 in budget cuts to the station. ...more

January 6, 2009

From humble beginnings to what Tampa city leaders hope will become the cultural center of the region, the downtown waterfront has played a significant role in shaping the city. Here's a look from June 1887, when the city was established to what is next. ...more

January 3, 2009

The fiscal year ending Sept. 30 saw about 200 businesses start up in the area west of the University of South Florida. ...more

December 24, 2008

The fiscal year ending Sept. 30 saw about 200 businesses start up in the area west of the University of South Florida. ...more

December 24, 2008

TAMPA -- A proposed Pasco County landfill would be built near the headwaters of the Hillsborough River, Tampa's main source of drinking water, and that concerns some members of the city council. So they're planning to vote on a resolution, albeit symbolic, expressing their opposition to the project, arguing that the proposed landfill threatens the city's water supply. ...more

December 17, 2008

Lowry Park Zoo's embattled president should repay the attraction at least $202,000 for animals and equipment he has taken from the complex, according to preliminary results from a city audit released Friday. ...more

December 12, 2008

When the economy gets tough, people are less likely to get their hair styled. ...more

December 9, 2008

"Let them eat cake" is how Tampa City Councilman John Dingfelder characterized his four colleagues' refusal to listen to hundreds of citizens on the TECO franchise agreement. Forty-two TECO customers pointed out numerous shortcomings in the franchise agreement, while Councilwoman Mary Mulhern held up a huge stack of letters pleading for a better deal. ...more

December 9, 2008