A mechanical gorilla's 22-hour ordeal at the hands of ape-nappers is over. The 6-foot-tall gorilla was recovered this afternoon and police were returning it to its rightful home at State Vacuum on Kennedy Boulevard. ...more

January 29, 2009

Halloween is supposed to be the scary holiday, but really it's New Year's Eve. ...more

December 22, 2008

There was food aplenty but fewer guests than expected to share the feast as volunteers for THORN Ministries traveled to several locations in Tampa frequented by the homeless to deliver Thanksgiving dinners. ...more

November 27, 2008

Paul Newman, that pure and concentrated essence of classic movie stardom, reinvented himself a couple of times in the span of his long career, until he ended up playing the kind of guy he might have become had he never left his native Shaker Heights, Ohio: an ultra-conservative cold-fish Midwestern lawyer, married for decades to the same woman (see his performance in "Mr. and Mrs. Bridge," from 1990). ...more

September 28, 2008

COURIER CITY/OSCAWANA - The debate grew heated as frustrated residents backed a plan to solve their parking woes. ...more

August 20, 2008

Courier City/Oscawana residents vote in favor of a proposed residential parking permit program. ...more

August 12, 2008

"Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip - Confessions of a Cynical Waiter," by The Waiter (Ecco, William Morris, $25) ...more

August 3, 2008

Neighbors say they don't want The Lime restaurant, 915 S. Howard Ave., staying open later. ...more

June 25, 2008

Police were constantly called out to deal with drunks and other incidents at a troublesome East Tampa bar. No matter how many arrests were made, the problems persisted. ...more

May 19, 2008

TAMPA – As soon as the last pirates stumble away from Bayshore Boulevard, workers and local residents get to work. ...more

January 27, 2008