A well-known Tampa musician has ventured into the restaurant business for a second time with a pub that has been around more than 25 years. Johnny G. Lyon of the Johnny G. Lyon Band, known as JGLB, has reopened The Proud Lion Pub, 124 W. Fletcher Ave, which he plans to be home base for the rock 'n' rollers. In addition to the music, the restaurant serves pizza, salads, chicken wings, sandwiches and lots of cold beer, wine and mixed drinks. ...more

March 30, 2009

A walk with his 4-month-old pit bull, Jessica, turned tense for a man Tuesday after several men beat him and tried to snatch the dog, police said. ...more

February 25, 2009

Winding lanes, multiple exits and impatient drivers make Memorial Highway near Interstate 275 one of the most dangerous areas in the city for motorists. ...more

January 1, 2009

Winding lanes, multiple exits and impatient drivers make Memorial Highway near Interstate 275 one of the most dangerous areas in the city for motorists, police said today. ...more

December 31, 2008

National Half Price Mattress and Furniture Store's 16-year run on East Busch Boulevard is drawing to a close. ...more

August 20, 2008

TAMPA - A Tampa man was being held without bail at Orient Road Jail this morning after police said he dumped powder cocaine out of a car during a brief chase. Demetrus Fletcher, 33, is charged with felony attempted cocaine trafficking and felony destruction of evidence, among other charges. ...more

July 1, 2008

"Welcome To The Oaks" reads the thumbnail sign on the south side of East Busch Boulevard. ...more

January 31, 2008

TAMPA A man fatally shot in the chest Monday night near East Busch Boulevard has been identified as 29-year-old Robert Victor Thompson, Tampa police say. ...more

January 23, 2008

TAMPA - A man was fatally shot in the chest Monday night at 5034 E. Temple Heights Road, near East Busch Boulevard, police said. ...more

January 21, 2008

Mel's Hot Dogs is hard to miss, with its red awnings and wiener mobile, a converted Volkswagen Beetle, parked out front. ...more

December 29, 2007