BEEF BASCOM'S CHOP HOUSE, 3665 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater; (727) 573-3363. This American chop house showcases a variety of aged beef, hand-cut veal, pork and lamb chops, and a small selection of seafood. Try the expertly seared sea scallops, enhanced by baby spinach and grilled red onions. Enjoy a side dish called Gorgonzola Souffle, a cheesy bread pudding. ($$-$$$) ...more

October 24, 2008

South Tampa crime tracker listings for Aug. 25-31. ...more

September 2, 2008

A joint task force of police agencies that included Tarpon Springs police and the Pinellas County sheriff's detectives shut down nine alleged marijuana grow houses in Tarpon Springs, Palm Harbor and Dunedin and elsewhere in the county. ...more

August 22, 2008

Money may not grow on trees, but lots of bromeliads will, which is good news for Bay area gardeners cursed with bad dirt. ...more

August 20, 2008

The Greater Temple Terrace Chamber of Commerce will hold the New Teacher Breakfast to welcome teachers at public and private schools to the Temple Terrace area. ...more

July 23, 2008

The Hillsborough County School District will hold several more meetings on school transportation between today and the start of the school year Aug. 18. The meetings will be held to explain bus routes to parents and address questions they might have, schools spokesman Steve Hegarty said. ...more

July 21, 2008

Randy Coen has a long connection to this neighborhood. As a youngster, he traveled its streets, visited its stores and attended first through sixth grades at Lois Elementary, which is now a school district maintenance facility, at Lois and Crest avenues. ...more

July 12, 2008

BEEF BASCOM'S CHOP HOUSE, 3665 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater; (727) 573-3363. This American chop house showcases a variety of aged beef, hand-cut veal, pork and lamb chops, and a small selection of seafood. Try the expertly seared sea scallops, enhanced by baby spinach and grilled red onions. Enjoy a side dish called Gorgonzola Souffle, a cheesy bread pudding. ($$-$$$) ...more

June 27, 2008

TAMPA- Cuando Yendry Díaz se escabulló hace dos meses del hotel donde se hospedaba el equipo cubano de fútbol en Cypress St, había cifrado muchas esperanzas en su nueva vida en Estados Unidos, y en un contrato con un equipo profesional. ...more

May 27, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA Airport Sets Record Tampa International Airport set a record with 9.58 million passenger departures in 2007, up 1.5 percent compared with 2006, despite a year-end decline airport officials attributed to an economic downturn. Southwest Airlines remained the airport's leading carrier with 27.8 percent market share, followed by Delta Air Lines, US Airways, Continental Airlines and American Airlines. The number of departing passengers declined 4.2 percent in December to 771,544 compared with a year ago. ...more

January 17, 2008