All That Glitters, the annual wine, beer and food tasting benefiting the MacDonald Training Center, will include new elements this year. ...more

September 17, 2008

There's a new kid on the art block. Art Symphony Galleria, 2714 S. MacDill Ave., is a home, studio and gallery for the husband-and-wife team of Marc De Waele and Jill Oliver De Waele. ...more

September 10, 2008

Police and neighborhood watch groups around Tampa today are inviting residents to celebrate National Night Out by meeting them to learn about crime-fighting and community resources at 14 locations. ...more

August 5, 2008

MEDITERRANEAN/ PERSIAN ACROPOLIS GREEK TAVERNA, 1833 E. Seventh Ave., Ybor City; (813) 242-4545. Owner Costa Waez has turned a former pizzeria into a Mediterranean experience. Hearty appetites should consider the moussaka, a casserole layered with seasoned ground beef, sliced eggplant, zucchini, potatoes and a rich cream sauce, all topped with tomato sauce. The Acropolis Sampler comes with four spreads: tzatziki, taramasalata (carp roe puree), melitzanosalata (whipped eggplant) and hummus (crushed chickpeas). Fried squid (tentacles and all) is served crisp from the fryer, with a few slices of red pepper adding color. Greek wines and pastries round out the menu. ($-$$) ...more

August 1, 2008

Gerald Joseph Spelman was at home drinking Tuesday night, Tampa police say, and consumed so much alcohol that he passed out on his bed, leaving two young children unsupervised. ...more

July 30, 2008

The southeast corner of Himes Avenue and Bay to Bay Boulevard may find some life for the first time since Palma Ceia Christian Church left it vacant in 2005. ...more

July 30, 2008

TAMPA - Lazaro Nilo Oquendo shot his neighbor in the right hand late Friday and was arrested this morning, Tampa police say. ...more

July 26, 2008

WEST TAMPA - The DeBartolo Family Foundation awarded the Spirit of Humanity Award and donated $25,000 Thursday morning to the Freedom Playground Foundation, which earlier this year built an accessible playground at Macfarlane Park, 1700 N. MacDill Ave. ...more

July 24, 2008

The idea of a museum, cultural arts center and community center to hold weddings, receptions, and arts and education classes was thrown around. ...more

July 23, 2008

WEST TAMPA - The city of Tampa plans to ask for proposals next month to rehabilitate the historic Guida House located at Macfarlane Park, 1700 N. MacDill Ave. City staff met with those interested in preserving the home on Tuesday night at the park's David Barksdale Senior Citizen Center. ...more

July 16, 2008