With the economy still treading on thin ice, retailers are optimistic as shoppers remain conservative this holiday shopping season, which is poised to hit its peak this weekend. ...more

December 16, 2009

Perricone MD Cold Plasma $150 for 1 ounce; available at Sephora, Nordstrom and www.PerriconeMD.com ...more

December 12, 2009

Police arrested a man and woman Sunday night, accusing them of stealing a computer from a department store and threatening the store's security officer with a knife. ...more

November 16, 2009

Is adding a small parking lot along Tarpon Avenue the answer to downtown's woes? ...more

October 31, 2009

A man secretly videotaping women at department store was caught by the store's surveillance camera and arrested Thursday night, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

September 11, 2009

An estranged husband shot and killed his wife Sunday, then drove around the corner to a department store parking lot, where he killed himself, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

June 1, 2009

Hundreds of people lined up in the cold for the grand opening of the community's first major department store recently. Within 20 minutes after Bealls' officials celebrated the ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. Friday, hundreds more had walked through the doors. ...more

February 11, 2009

Hundreds of people lined up in the cold for the grand opening of the community's first major department store today. Within 20 minutes after Bealls' officials celebrated the ribbon cutting at 9 a.m., hundreds more had walked through the doors. ...more

February 6, 2009

The owners of the historic Kress building have been given six months to fix the crumbling facade of the downtown landmark. ...more

January 29, 2009

The owners of the historic Kress building have been given six months to fix up the crumbling facade of the downtown landmark. ...more

January 28, 2009