Dakota, a large, furry Old English sheepdog with a pink bow in her hair, sits peacefully inside Glass Reunions of Tampa Bay. The store mascot plays dramatic contrast to the fine glass sculptures, bowls and chandeliers surrounding her. ...more

August 13, 2008

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is my hometown. Although I haven't lived there since 1973, it's still "home" to me in the way that the places where we grow up stay fixed forever in our hearts. It's a genuine "Leave it to Beaver" kind of town where kids ride bikes along tree-lined streets, and people still go downtown to shop. ...more

June 30, 2008

Neighbors say they don't want The Lime restaurant, 915 S. Howard Ave., staying open later. ...more

June 25, 2008

City and transportation officials are hoping proposed new rules will allow them to funnel more money to mass transit downtown and in the West Shore business district. ...more

February 20, 2008

Ring! Ring! Do you know where your child's cell phone is? ...more

February 7, 2008

The entire trip was "lame," skateboarder Billy Nelson said Friday morning after bailing his buddies out of Orient Road Jail. ...more

November 4, 2007

TAMPA - The entire trip was "lame," skateboarder Billy Nelson said this morning after bailing his buddies out of Orient Road Jail. ...more

November 2, 2007

Houses for sale for $100,000. In Tampa. New construction. A small, not-for-profit group called the Westshore Community Development Corp. is spearheading an affordable housing project that backers hope will serve as a model for Tampa and the rest of Hillsborough County. ...more

October 28, 2007

BRADENTON - All Patricia Thomas wanted was to run a business in the Village of the Arts. But when police started putting parking tickets on her diesel trucks -- saying they were too large to be parked on a city street -- Thomas got mad. And then she got even. ...more

October 4, 2007

You don't have to live here to appreciate Founders Day. That's the premise, and the promise, of the annual celebration, which offers a little bit of NASCAR, a pinch of pumpkin time and a whole bunch of tunes and home-style entertainment. ...more

September 28, 2007