Florida Voices for Animals would like to praise Tampa police officer Paul Smalley for rescuing a 3-month-old puppy from a baking vehicle in East Tampa ("Police: Woman left dog in hot car at IKEA grand opening," May 7). We would also like to thank the passerby for alerting the police. ...more

May 18, 2009

Federal stimulus money is coming to Tampa to help the city clean up illegal dump sites and other polluted properties in East Tampa, Drew Park, Tampa Heights and the Central Park area. ...more

May 12, 2009

With City Councilman Tom Scott declaring his candidacy for mayor, the sprawling district he represents is wide-open for a challenge in the 2011 municipal elections. ...more

May 7, 2009

Those who knew him say Alfred Lee Barnes Jr. never gave up on children. ...more

April 20, 2009

Jennifer Johnson had about a minute to talk before a 911 operator in Plant City lost a connection with her. "Ma'am, I'm in a trunk right now," the 31-year-old Tampa mother yelled on a copy of the call released today. "They got me in the trunk. … I don't know where I'm at." No officers were dispatched to find her, according to a report contained in the 700 pages of discovery material released with the call today. ...more

April 1, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A long-discussed skateboard park at the Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex on Collier Parkway has opened. ...more

March 29, 2009

A retail center that will include a Quiznos sandwich shop is under construction on North 22nd Street and slated for a late summer opening. ...more

March 27, 2009

It was a ribbon-cutting ceremony with a revivalist spirit. About 200 people gathered last week to dedicate the Chloe Coney Urban Enterprise Center and honor the woman for whom the center is named. ...more

March 25, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio, in her annual state of the city speech Monday, warned of tough decisions facing the city in the next year as the economic recession worsens. ...more

March 24, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio, in her annual state of the city speech Monday, warned of tough decisions facing the city in the next year as the economic recession worsens. ...more

March 23, 2009