With security fences removed, mounds of trash collected and the stench of urine largely dissipated, South Tampa residents still are talking about the annual assault they face when the Gasparilla parade rolls into town. ...more

March 6, 2009

Residents surrounding Bayshore Boulevard talked Wednesday night of a war they annually face when Gasparilla rolls into town. ...more

March 5, 2009

Luis Vizcaino, a Colorado Rockies baseball player, was arrested this morning for driving under the influence, according to the Hillsborough County Jail Web site. Vizcaino was driving a red Cadillac 71 mph in a 45-mph zone at the 4800 block of North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa police say. ...more

October 27, 2008

The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis exploited her image and name on the Internet. ...more

July 5, 2008

Planning commissioners on Wednesday approved liquor licenses for five sites in the up-and-coming Trinity Town Center, now under construction at Trinity Boulevard and Little Road. ...more

January 10, 2008