TAMPA - An accountant pleaded guilty today to lying to the Bank of Tampa to obtain more than $230,000 in commercial loans for his business. ...more

October 9, 2008

More Florida banks are falling into problem territory as bank losses and problem loans mount, according to an analysis by bank rating firm BauerFinancial. ...more

September 25, 2008

The state's plan to buy 187,000 acres from U.S. Sugar Corp. worries the residents of Clewiston, whose town near Lake Okeechobee grew up with the sugar industry and is threatened by the loss of its main industry. ...more

July 20, 2008

WEST TAMPA - The city of Tampa plans to ask for proposals next month to rehabilitate the historic Guida House located at Macfarlane Park, 1700 N. MacDill Ave. City staff met with those interested in preserving the home on Tuesday night at the park's David Barksdale Senior Citizen Center. ...more

July 16, 2008

The historical Guida house is back on the radar. The city is hosting a community meeting at 6 p.m. July 15 at the David Barksdale Senior Citizen Center to get input on the future of the long-vacant building. ...more

July 5, 2008

The University of South Florida Alumni Association has named its 2008 Alumni Award winners and will honor them during USF Homecoming Weekend on Oct. 17 and 18. ...more

July 5, 2008

Filing for a homestead exemption or starting married life will be more convenient and save on gas now that satellite county government offices are opening in Brandon. ...more

May 28, 2008

This summer, Jeff Bridges and his wife and daughter will fly to Poland - first class, no less - for a European vacation by paying for one ticket and cashing in 160,000 airline rewards points for the other two. ...more

February 15, 2008

For some residents, it's the image of Stowers Funeral Home on Brandon Boulevard, built in 1876 by James Brandon, the son of the community's founder, John Brandon. ...more

January 2, 2008

The future of the Guida House, the former home of the man known as Mr. West Tampa, remains unclear. ...more

December 26, 2007