Let TBO and other Tampa Bay-area residents know what you think about the storm and the community's reaction. ...more

August 18, 2008

Andrew Massari owns and operates Model Cash Grocery, 125 S. Hyde Park Ave., one of the city's remaining mom-and-pops. ...more

June 28, 2008

Tom Roberts can hardly bear to look at the charred walls and jumbled remnants of the World War II-era hardware store that has been his daily routine for 35 years. ...more

June 10, 2008

Step into Tampa Bay Hardware and step back in time. There's no air conditioning; giant fans in wood boxes effectively circulate the warm air. ...more

May 21, 2008

Old-fashioned hardware stores in the area continue to hammer away at their tough competition by providing helpful workers who can almost always find what a customer is looking for. ...more

May 21, 2008

Recently, I received an e-mailed letter from a lady who described herself as disabled. She wrote that she had always enjoyed tending her garden, but, due to her physical disability, she felt nervous about trying to work around her flowers and shrubs. She wondered if I had any ideas that would be useful to physically challenged people such as herself. ...more

February 10, 2008

Here are some basic facts about lead poisoning. ...more

December 9, 2007

Black Friday faded, Cyber Monday logged off. Can the next demand on the holiday dollar be far behind? ...more

November 27, 2007

TAMPA - Black Friday is gone, and Cyber Monday is here. Can the invasion of live Christmas tree lots be far off? ...more

November 26, 2007

Harry Gurr has been fixing things the old-fashioned way for decades. 'It's a craft that's disappearing, working with your hands,' he said. ...more

October 8, 2007