Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry says he doesn't know if the band will keep its current tour going because of injuries lead singer Steven Tyler suffered after falling off a stage. ...more

August 7, 2009

I was leaving Seminole Hard Rock Casino one night recently with my wife, about $200 lighter. On the elevator going to the parking garage was a young couple so drunk they had to hold each other up. ...more

June 29, 2009

Money is already tight at The Wilshire Condominium, and new lending rules threaten to make life even more difficult for it and other condos across the country. ...more

March 21, 2009

A British woman is suing Walt Disney World, claiming a ride caused her to suffer a disabling heart attack and stroke in 2005. ...more

February 12, 2009

Patients at Florida Hospital in Zephyrhills got a scare this morning when heavy smoke filled the Grand View Medical Center and the fire alarm started ringing. ...more

January 23, 2009

Tampa International Airport is scheduled to renovate the baggage claim system on the main terminal's ground floor by Christmas 2009, a project that will expand baggage pickup space 50 percent. ...more

December 12, 2008

TAMPA -- Tampa International Airport is scheduled to renovate the baggage claim system on the main terminal's ground floor by Christmas 2009, a project that will expand baggage pickup space by 50 percent. The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority this morning approved a resolution for Mathews Construction of Tampa Inc. to complete the design and procure some construction items for the $22.3 million project. ...more

December 11, 2008

The invitation was for lunch at one of those private downtown clubs. I'm not much for those, if only because I don't like the 40-story ride up in the elevator to eat in a place where the prices fit the elevator ride. ...more

October 19, 2008

TAMPA Tampa Housing Authority Commissioner Karen Peoples sobbed today after an effort to fight her eviction from public housing failed. ...more

September 23, 2008

Firefighters had to evacuate the Bank of America building on South Florida Avenue in Lakeland today. ...more

September 11, 2008