The South Tampa Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon-cutting for First Citrus Bank's new branch at 4302 W. Kennedy Blvd. ...more

October 7, 2009

A proposed West Shore Business District multipurpose center would compete with the Tampa Convention Center and erode its sales, the administrator of the city-owned facility said Thursday. ...more

August 7, 2009

There are lots of bridges to cross and roads to travel for lawmakers bent on ending the time-honored practice of funneling money to their home states: at least 6,800 of them. It's as if the outcry over pet projects in big spending bills - commonly known as "earmarks" - never occurred. ...more

May 21, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio will meet with Gov. Charlie Crist's chief of staff on Wednesday to make her pitch for a Tampa-centric rail plan, a project that will require state funding. ...more

February 10, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio made an impassioned pitch Friday for a Tampa-centric rail plan to members of TBARTA, the region's transportation authority, saying the system's first leg could be built in five or six years if approved by voters in a 2010 referendum. ...more

January 24, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio this morning made an impassioned pitch for a Tampa-centric rail plan to members of TBARTA, the region's transportation authority, saying the system's first leg could be built in five or six years if approved by voters in a 2010 referendum. ...more

January 23, 2009

Last-minute Christmas shoppers have a quick route to International Plaza now that a new exit to Spruce Street opened early this morning. ...more

December 23, 2008

Just in time for the holidays, motorists next week will get a new exit ramp from eastbound State Road 60 to Spruce Street, although the change could mean gridlock for morning commuters until they get used to it. ...more

December 13, 2008

TAMPA -- Just in time for the holidays, motorists next week will get a new exit ramp from eastbound State Road 60 to Spruce Street, although the change could mean gridlock for morning commuters until they get used to it. The exit relocation is one of several changes for the tangle of roads near Tampa International Airport set for Tuesday morning. ...more

December 12, 2008

William Sharp, from the offices of Sharp & Associates in Tampa's West Shore business district, finds himself in the middle of the conflict – and in great demand. Some wealthy American taxpayers want to come clean with the IRS. They've hired his firm to help them voluntarily report assets they have in UBS accounts. He and his partners are traveling to Switzerland twice a month to review secret bank records. ...more

December 4, 2008