Columbia Restaurant owner Richard Gonzmart thought he was blessed in 2006 when someone returned a stolen bronze bust of his mother about a month after it vanished from outside the landmark Ybor City restaurant. ...more

February 5, 2008

Saturday, an employee of the Columbia Restaurant discovered that the 80-pound hollow sculpture of Richard Gonzmart's mother, Adela Hernandez Gonzmart, was gone from its sidewalk pedestal. Someone had wrenched the likeness of the restaurant family's matriarch from the marble where it had been bolted and welded after another theft in December 2005. ...more

February 4, 2008

Take a gastronomic romp through Florida's food history and leap ahead to the state's modern cuisine starting at 7 p.m. Monday at Brandon Regional Library, 619 Vonderburg Drive, Brandon. ...more

January 26, 2008

Shawn Robinson is meeting students at Hillsborough Community College Ybor City Campus the old-fashioned way. He's wearing a name tag. ...more

January 12, 2008

Tampa without grouper sandwiches? It may be as unthinkable as Philadelphia without cheesesteaks and New Orleans without muffalettas. But in 2007, it actually happened. With Florida-caught grouper in short supply last summer, some eateries – including the iconic Columbia Restaurant – took the fish off the menu. Others turned grouper from a regular feature into a special item or notified diners they get another fish as a substitute. ...more

December 25, 2007

Tampa International Airport plans a new A-game for the 2009 Super Bowl, with additions to its shopping and dining lineup. But Mayor Pam Iorio sees something missing in the game plan: shops with a local flavor. ...more

December 23, 2007

The following Bay area restaurants will be open during the Christmas and New Year's holidays. ...more

December 19, 2007

An executive for an international airport concessionaire wrapped up his presentation Thursday for an ambitious plan to add restaurants such as Carrabba's Italian Grill and retail outlets such as Tommy Bahama at Tampa International Airport before the city hosts the 2009 Super Bowl. ...more

December 13, 2007

Don't feel like cooking for the holidays? The following Bay area restaurants will be open during the Christmas and New Year's holidays. ...more

December 11, 2007

Don't feel like cooking for the holidays? The following Bay area restaurants will be open during the Christmas and New Year's holidays. ...more

December 11, 2007