Never mind the warm weather or the scaled-down parade. The real reason for the sparse attendance at this weekend's Guavaween celebration in Ybor City may have been the calendar. ...more

November 3, 2009

It may have been the unseasonable warm weather or the change to ban motorized floats, but this year's Guavaween drew a smaller crowd than organizers hoped before the event kicked off Saturday night. ...more

November 1, 2009

I'd pay good money to see the look on Don Rogers' face the first time he drives through the State Road 60 and Kings Avenue intersection in Brandon and spots the men and women in bright orange vests routing traffic around cones, barricades and survey equipment. ...more

September 16, 2009

Citing the strain the event places on city services and resources, Gasparilla Distance Classic Association race director Susan Harmeling said Sunday the marathon will cease to be part of the race weekend beginning in 2011. ...more

March 22, 2009

A teenager was arrested on charges of lewd and lascivious molestation after deputies reportedly discovered him having sex with his underage girlfriend. ...more

February 25, 2009

Police briefs. ...more

February 23, 2009

By the time the sun poked a red eye over the horizon, as if it shared a collective Sunday morning hangover, most of the detritus was cleared. ...more

February 9, 2009

Wild parties, beer bongs and thousands of rowdy revelers make for a pretty exciting event. But throw in some pirates and you'll see how Tampa residents really like to party. ...more

January 31, 2009

Northbound Ashley Drive between East Whiting Street and East Kennedy Boulevard will be closed until Friday for road repairs related to a broken water main. ...more

January 13, 2009

The blood has been mopped up, the grenade-scarred marble replaced, the bullet holes covered over. ...more

December 21, 2008