TAMPA -- Two men with weapons robbed a Wendy's in South Tampa of nearly $800 on Sunday night, police say. ...more

February 25, 2008

TAMPA -- The mood remains somber in the WTSP, Channel 10, newsroom, where employees are concerned about the station's longtime weatherman, Dick Fletcher, who remains in an intensive care unit at a St. Petersburg hospital after a stroke Monday. ...more

February 22, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA Bank Of America Cuts Jobs Bank of America plans to close two local call centers, beginning with April's shuttering of its 70-employee Sales Fulfillment Center at 5301 W. Idlewild Ave. Two months later, 154 employees will be laid off with the closing of its Deposit Contact Center, 4109 Gandy Blvd. The bank is streamlining call center operations, and the cutbacks are not related to the downturn in the housing and mortgage industries, said bank spokeswoman Britney Sheehan. Some work now at the Idlewild and Gandy facilities will be shifted to the bank's call centers in Jacksonville and Arizona. Some will be moved to other call centers in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

February 1, 2008

Bank of America intends to scale back its work force in the Tampa Bay area by closing two call centers. ...more

January 31, 2008

SEAFOOD BACKFIN BLUE CAFE, 2913 Beach Blvd. S., Gulfport; (727) 343-2583. Be prepared to wait at this funky, friendly cafe that showcases the crab - owner-chef Harold Russell cooks about 150 pounds a week. Good suggestions include the Backfin Blue Jumbo Lump Crab Cake, portobello mushrooms and a macadamia nut-crusted fish dinner. ($) ...more

January 30, 2008

A slack tide in the real estate market isn't slowing marine work at three waterfront developments along West Shore Boulevard. ...more

January 26, 2008

There will be no live opera singing at the new Mr. T's Ristorante Italiano, but there will be the same authentic Italian cuisine. ...more

January 7, 2008

SEAFOOD BACKFIN BLUE CAFE, 2913 Beach Blvd. S., Gulfport; (727) 343-2583. Be prepared to wait at this funky, friendly cafe that showcases the crab - owner-chef Harold Russell cooks about 150 pounds a week. Good suggestions include the Backfin Blue Jumbo Lump Crab Cake, portobello mushrooms and a macadamia nut-crusted fish dinner. ($) ...more

December 12, 2007

The News Center 200 S. Parker St., Tampa Everest University (formerly Florida Metropolitan Univ.) Campuses at: 2471 McMullen-Booth Rd., Ste 200, Clearwater 3319 W. Hillsborough Av, Tampa 3924 Coconut Palm Dr., Brandon 995 E. Memorial Blvd, Ste 110, Lakeland ...more

November 27, 2007

They say it takes two to tango. And that was the case, even after Lara Padgett let go of a 12-foot Hannah Montana statue in the seven-day contest held by the "MJ Morning Show" on WFLZ, 93.3 FM. ...more

November 15, 2007