Advertisements for motels and trailer parks along Nebraska and Florida avenues, a 1949 map of Sulphur Springs with highlighted hot spots and photographic slices of life from Tampa's past are a treasure trove for nostalgia fans. ...more

December 30, 2009

Annual Sulphur Springs calendar features historic scenes of the North Tampa neighborhood. ...more

December 28, 2009

Things to Do is a list of interesting upcoming events. Today Holiday hijinks at Improv ...more

December 23, 2009

Things to Do is a list of interesting upcoming events. Today Holiday hijinks at Improv ...more

December 23, 2009

Things To Do lists interesting upcoming events. For more Tampa Bay area happenings, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

December 16, 2009

Things to Do is a list of interesting upcoming events. Today Kreischer will crack you up ...more

December 9, 2009

Things to Do is a list of interesting upcoming events. Today Kreischer will crack you up ...more

December 9, 2009

A krewe's parade float sustained damage from an early morning fire Sunday. Someone set fire to a panel truck at Hoops Auto Service, 6306 N. Nebraska Ave., with a load of tires inside and tires piled around it, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. Initial indications are that the fire was intentionally set. ...more

December 6, 2009

Six of Santa's reindeer have begun their journey to Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo for Wild Wonderland, the Zoo's 10th annual nighttime festival of lights and seasonal celebrations, presented by Publix Super Market Charities. The Zoo has launched a Wild Wonderland Web site at www.lowryparkzoo.com/wildwonderland where families can track the reindeer and read postcards from their travels, play reindeer games, have some holiday fun and preview the event which opens Dec. 4-5. ...more

November 27, 2009

Eric Gonzalez and his wife Tiffany were driving on Linebaugh Avenue this afternoon when an animal darted in front of their 2007 Dodge Caravan. "Look out for that dog," Eric said his wife told him. "But when it crossed in front of us, it was running at an alarming speed," Gonzalez said. "As soon as it stood up on its back legs, I knew it wasn't a dog." ...more

November 18, 2009