When an indoor public smoking ban took effect in the Netherlands in summer 2008, the worry wasn't so much for the one-third of Dutch adults who smoke cigarettes. Bars and restaurants went smoke-free without much problem. ...more

November 1, 2009

The Starbucks coffee shops at Centro Ybor in Tampa and at Westfield Brandon are targeted for closing, according to a new posting of store closings on the Seattle-based company's Web site. ...more

April 10, 2009

By having Barack Obama elected the Democratic presidential candidate by acclamation, Hillary, in a well-orchestrated maneuver, arguably elevated herself to the position of the most powerful woman in the United States. More so than Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. More so even than Oprah. Although the jury is still out on Sarah. ...more

September 12, 2008

You see them on park benches, hunched over their tiny BlackBerries, thumbs pumping at blur. In the coffee shops with free wireless Internet, their laptops are smoking. People love their digitals, and a recent AOL survey says the Tampa Bay area is more addicted than most. ...more

August 4, 2008

Trendy restaurants, boutiques and coffee shops often are at the top of residents' lists when talking about the neighborhood's development. ...more

July 30, 2008

Two nights a week the wheels are turning inside a small workshop north of town, where clumps of clay are molded into virtually anything an aspiring potter can imagine. ...more

July 16, 2008

Indigo Coffee's flagship location at Howard Avenue and Interstate 275 was shuttered and demolished last month to make room for a three-story brick office building. ...more

June 14, 2008

Some help could be coming soon for Tampa Bay customers frustrated with choppy wireless Internet access. ...more

May 8, 2008

If you feel your Valentine's Day chocolates are not such a sweet deal this year, you're not alone. Regulators are investigating price fixing among candy makers in at least three different countries. ...more

February 14, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA Tampa Fares 14th Lowest Tampa International Airport reported the nation's 14th-lowest departing air fares among the 100 largest U.S. airports for the period ending Sept. 30. For passengers departing Tampa's airport, round-trip and one-way air fares (grouped together for statistical purposes) averaged $264.38 for the third quarter, down 1.7 percent from the year-ago quarter and down 0.8 percent from the third quarter in 2000. ...more

January 31, 2008