The freezing temperatures didn't stop barbecue teams from setting up Wednesday and Thursday at Firemen's Field for the annual Central Florida BBQ Festival, or Pig Fest, which begins at 8 a.m. today and ends at about 7 p.m. on Saturday. ...more

January 8, 2010

The haze over Tampa early Tuesday morning seemed to add to the ambience as St. Patrick's Day celebrations began. ...more

March 18, 2009

Kiss me Blarney Stone! Tuesday is St. Patrick's Day. ...more

March 17, 2009

Genealogy is all about names. We find most records through surnames, and then narrow the search with given names. But too many of us search only for the perfect match. Close counts not only in horseshoes but also in heritage hunting. ...more

January 4, 2009

A sex offender is responsible for taking away some of the joy of the Postal Service's Operation Santa program: Volunteers who answer children's letters to Santa can no longer deliver gifts in person — or even know where they're going. ...more

December 20, 2008

Jason, the Tampa bachelor whose mom wants to find him a wife, will make his television debut Monday on the locally produced "Daytime" show. ...more

December 18, 2008

Mom thinks her boy is a catch, so much so she shells out 500 bucks for an ad in The Tampa Tribune. ...more

December 15, 2008

Mom thinks her boy is a catch, so much so she shells out 500 bucks for an ad in The Tampa Tribune. "ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS … a WIFE for my SON," it begins. ...more

December 14, 2008

11:25 a.m.: It doesn't pay to be an "S" at precinct 359 in Tampa Palms. As I stand in line waiting for my turn to vote, I watch people whose last names begin with M, H and J dash past me. ...more

November 4, 2008

Twenty years after an off-duty San Francisco police officer was found shot to death in his car, investigators have connected the case to a Florida prison inmate with Tampa Bay area ties. ...more

June 6, 2008