All Databases
Consult this quick reference list for all TBO.com Databay resources.
Sign Of A Bad Economy: Signs like this are popping up in more and more Bay area neighborhoods.
Real Estate
Property Foreclosures
Foreclosures are on the rise in Florida and in the Bay area. But what about your neighborhood?
If you’ve ever wondered how your neighbors are holding up during the mortgage crisis, now’s your chance to find out.
Here, you can sort through all the foreclosure filings that occurred in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties from January 2007 through January 2008.
Source: Realtytrac.com
Interact
Community Cookbook
Search Recipes
Browse our selection of recipes from the pages of The Tampa Tribune or WFLA's Daytime program or add one of your own. Searchable and sortable by kid-friendly, main ingredients, level of difficulty and more. You can even add a picture of your specialty!
Baseball Stadiums
Search for baseball stadiums across the United States or in your own back yard.
Golf Courses
Search for courses or driving ranges across the United States or in your own back yard.
Toxic Wells
The Pinellas Trail runs by a plant formerly owned by E-Systems and now owned by Raytheon. 17 Years ago toxic chemicals were found in the ground. They're still there.
Campaign Finance
Tens of thousands of dollars have been raised locally for presidential candidates. See the breakdown by candidate and zip code.
Unclaimed Lottery Prizes
Nearly $122 million in jackpot prizes went unclaimed and expired since the Florida Lotto’s inception in 1988.
Objectionable License Plates
Each year, reviewers with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles consider hundreds of vanity plates that either are the subjects of complaints or have been sought. This is a list of those which were reviewed by the board over the past five years.
Teacher Absences
On any given day in Pinellas and Hillsborough roughly 1000 fulltime teachers are missing from the classroom. Our Target 8 investigation discovered that so far this year classroom substitutes have already filled in for teachers more than 80,000 times this school year.
4You Beauty Board
If you're never quite sure if the ads for popular beauty products can be believed or not, relax, our testers have you covered.
Bay Area Pet Names
TBO.com requested records from Hillsborough, Polk and Pinellas counties detailing the names of pets registered in those communities.
Bay Area Homicides
Browse homicide cases reported in the Bay area from the beginning of 2007. Tiplines are provided in ongoing investigations.
Mike Alstott Buccaneers Career Stats
After a 12-year career, which also began with the arrival of Tony Dungy and included a Super Bowl championship, running back Mike Alstott is retiring.
Gas Prices
Gas Prices displayed are the daily average in the Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater metro area during the 2007 calendar year.
Population Growth 2006-07
The Census Bureau estimates population growth in the 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico each year. For the period ending 7/1/07, Florida ranked 4th in growth and 4th in total population.
IRS Undelivered Refunds
This data was provided by the United States Internal Revenue Service. Data was reported accurate as of November 13, 2007.
Bucs History
This data was derived from Buccaneers.com, from archives dating back to the franchise's first season in 1976, current through Dec. 2006. Data from the 2007 season will be added as the games are played.
Private Foundation Giving
Millions of dollars are raised and donated each year by private foundations in the Tampa Bay area.
Recalled Toys
More than 22 million toys have been recalled in 2007 by U.S. companies that planned to distribute them. Search to see lists of all toys in a category, such as bicycles or blocks, or by a specific manufacturer.
Motorcycle Accidents
Choose from one or all fields to search for motorcycle accidents in the Tampa Bay area since August 2006.
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Boat Thefts
784 marine-related thefts were reported for Jan - Sept 2007; a 22% increase from last year.
Organic Food Comparisons
Search a breakdown of prices for natural and organic foods at five stores from September 2007.
Bay Area Foreclosures
How has the downturn in the national housing market affected the Bay area real estate market?
School Bus Incidents
Search the database for Bay area school bus incidents dating back to 2005.
Bay Area Fallen Soldiers
Search for information on those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Sexual Offense Incidents in Tampa
A breakdown of rapes reported in the city of Tampa since 2005. The figures are current through Aug. 14, 2007, covering a period of 2 ½ years.
State Law Enforcement Officers Killed
Compiled from archives of records of officers killed in the line of duty dating back to 1990.
2006 Crime Stats
Selected crime statistics for the Tampa Bay area, Florida and United States. The statistics come from the FBI's 2006 Uniform Crime Report.
Hillsborough County Employee Salaries
Curious about the salaries being paid to the over 12,000 Hillsborough County government employees?
Bay Area Artists
A resource connecting the artists with each other and the community.
Online producer: Janine Dorsey