Ozzwald, a Belgian Malinois from Holland who served as a member of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, has died. The dog, known as "Ozzi," was 8 years old. ...more

January 16, 2009

Ivan Edwards spotted a grey and white lump in his back yard Thursday morning and figured it to be a piece of driftwood or palm tree coconut. ...more

September 26, 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

A popular and charismatic pastor of an evangelical Baptist church dies in an airplane crash. He was flying a single-engine Piper airplane with his 13-year old son at his side. There are front-page headlines and grief throughout the community. It is a sad story. But it is a tragedy that should not have occurred. ...more

May 20, 2008

HORSE CENTS Tribune handicapper Michael David picks today's races at Tampa Bay Downs: ...more

January 15, 2008

Only minutes from shopping malls in northwest Hillsborough County sits a 5-acre secret garden that is home to nearly 30,000 orchids. ...more

October 20, 2007

Only minutes from shopping malls in northwest Hillsborough County, sits a 5-acre secret garden that is home to nearly 30,000 orchids. ...more

October 20, 2007

TAMPA - A Virginia-based hotel operator has agreed to purchase the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel and invest $6 million, adding 4,500 square feet of meeting space and other upgrades. ...more

September 10, 2007