Fire Chief Walter Mathews liked to stand up in his Hudson Touring Car while his driver charged to fires. The brazen act eventually cost Mathews his life in 1929. While speeding to the burning Alhambra Café on Franklin Street, one of his cars collided with an aerial truck at the corner of Cass Street and Florida Avenue. ...more

September 1, 2008

It was supposed to be a winter wonderland. When Beach Park's Howard Hilton was planning the Great Tampa Snow Show, he envisioned smiling kids, Santa Claus spreading good cheer, frolicking reindeer and lots of snow. A giant Christmas tree would hulk over the festivities, and there would be a massive, five-story ski slope. ...more

August 28, 2008

The Tampa Heights Civic Association's annual tour of homes has been on hiatus since spring 2006 and doesn't appear to be coming back to life soon. ...more

August 27, 2008

Twenty Elvis Presley impersonators, vying for a spot in an international competition of tribute artists, are expected to rock the University Area Community Center on Saturday. ...more

July 16, 2008

The Antioch Redskins will hold signups from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday for football players and cheerleaders ages 4 to 16. ...more

July 9, 2008

A lawyer at the state attorney's office in Clearwater has been charged with driving under the influence for a second time. ...more

July 7, 2008

A respected developer whose proposal to build an apartment village got an icy reception in Bloomingdale can expect a warmer welcome for apartments it wants to build in downtown Tampa. ...more

June 20, 2008

They're puttin' the Ritz back into Ybor City. One of the area's grand old structures refuses to buckle under age or neglect, and this weekend makes plenty of noise about its future. ...more

June 6, 2008

Broken luggage is stacked on Bob King's backroom shelves, on layover from hometowns named Hebron, Ky.; Battle Creek, Mich.; and Frisco, Texas. ...more

May 28, 2008

Fran Roy is growing green thumbs. As newly elected president of the Tampa Heights Civic Association, he wants to share his conversion. ...more

February 16, 2008