Between the raised voices of protestors denouncing the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold a ban on same-sex marriages, the sugary melody of a familiar tune played. ...more

May 27, 2009

A bell echoed through St. Timothy Lutheran Church on Sunday, its high-pitched chimes accompanying a reading of the names of local homeless people who died this year. ...more

December 22, 2008

A bell echoed through St. Timothy Lutheran Church Sunday, its high-pitched chimes accompanying a reading of the names of local homeless people who died this year. ...more

December 21, 2008

including more than 100 in downtown Tampa - rallied at 1:30 p.m. Saturday to protest bans on marriage and adoption approved by voters in four states. ...more

November 16, 2008

It's been 15 years since downtown's Broad Street became a one-way street, and some business owners say they've never recovered. ...more

November 16, 2008

Thousands of gays and lesbians and their supporters around the country – including more than 100 in downtown Tampa – rallied at 1:30 p.m. to protest bans to marriage and adoption approved by voters in four states. ...more

November 15, 2008

Rallies by those who opposed Amendment 2, the so-called marriage-protection measure that won approval last week, will be held today in Tampa and St. Petersburg. ...more

November 15, 2008

TAMPA Rallies by those who opposed Amendment 2, the so-called marriage-protection measure that won approval last week, will be held Saturday in Tampa and St. Petersburg. Amendment 2 defines marriage as a legal union of a man and a woman and bans same-sex marriages. The measure won 62 percent of the vote in the Nov. 4 election, slightly more than the 60 percent required to amend the state constitution. ...more

November 14, 2008

and are serving - in the nation's military, a color guard and elected officials marked the upcoming Veterans Day with a ceremony in downtown Tampa on Friday. ...more

November 8, 2008

In the past two years, Wilton Simpson has been an engine to keep downtown Dade City's business district churning. ...more

October 11, 2008