This is America, and you can't keep shoppers from buying their remote-controlled hamsters. ...more

November 28, 2009

"Zhu-Zhu" the scruffy little $8 battery-powered rodent proved a popular harbinger of holiday spending, drawing thousands of shoppers to toy stores across the nation. ...more

November 27, 2009

Lines are already forming for free makeup being given away because of a class-action lawsuit. At the cosmetics counter at Macy's at Westshore Plaza, the line snaked out the door this into the cold as customers stood in line to get a free soap. Saks Fifth Avenue cosmetic counters were handing out under-eye cream. Lines were similarly long at the Citrus Park mall. ...more

January 20, 2009

To promote the Jan. 13 return of "American Idol," Fox is setting-up official "Idol" backdrops at various malls throughout the country including Tampa's Westfield Citrus Park mall. ...more

January 6, 2009

A Christmas tree lot in Citrus Park is offering to give away the last of its Christmas trees to anyone who still wants one. ...more

December 23, 2008

Sickles High School students touched up cookie and graham cracker tiles with icing mortar Wednesday as they worked to complete a gingerbread house taller than the teens. ...more

December 4, 2008

Julianna's Fun Shoppe has relocated its original store in Westchase to Westfield Citrus Park mall and will hold a grand opening from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. ...more

September 10, 2008

A steady beep-beep-beep fills the air as men in fluorescent lime and orange construction vests maneuver front-end loaders, compactors and graders in a massive project to resolve a traffic bottleneck on a stretch of Gunn Highway. ...more

July 23, 2008

It may seem like an odd time for a restaurant chain to expand. Many Americans are tightening their spending belts and eating out less amid a turbulent economy. ...more

July 17, 2008

Events TASTY FREEBIES: Williams-Sonoma at Westfield Citrus Park mall will host a free demonstration and tasting of Mediterranean fare made by guest chef Louis Pappas Jr. at noon Saturday. ...more

July 16, 2008