PAKISTAN - Pakistan's prime minister says the death toll from the huge truck bombing of a luxury hotel in Pakistan's capital has reached about 53. ...more

September 21, 2008

The city's newest hotel now has a general manager. The Shaner Hotel Group announced last week that Cindy Robinson has been selected for the post at its Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites at County Line Road and Interstate 4. The hotel is scheduled to open in January. ...more

August 29, 2008

Nearly 100 foreclosed homes are to be auctioned at 7 tonight at Tampa Marriott Westshore, 1001 N. Westshore Blvd., Tampa. ...more

August 13, 2008

A Tampa-based company plans to open 10 more Five Guys Burgers and Fries locations in Hillsborough County in addition to more than 70 locations in Columbus, Ohio, and Houston over the next several years. ...more

June 18, 2008

TAMPA - Former Tampa Mayor Dick Greco, who served four terms in city hall, has truly become a fixture of downtown. A statue of Greco, seated on a bench at the southern streetcar terminal in front of the Tampa Marriott Waterside, will be unveiled this afternoon. Ron Rotella of the Westshore Alliance said the real Greco will be attending the event. The unveiling of the life-size bronze statue is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. ...more

May 29, 2008

Between Monday and Thursday, an Orlando man at the Tampa Airport Marriott racked up room charges, honor bar fees, a bar tab at the hotel lounge, movie charges, phone bills and more. ...more

May 24, 2008

TAMPA - Between Monday and Thursday, an Orlando man at the Tampa Airport Marriott racked up room charges, honor bar fees, a bar tab at the hotel lounge, movies charges, phone bills and more. The problem was he wasn't a hotel guest, according to airport police. Raymond Theodore Terry Jr., 39, was arrested Thursday and charged with 10 counts of felony petty theft, four counts of defrauding an innkeeper, fraudulent use of personal information and forgery. ...more

May 23, 2008

DOWNTOWN - The 6.3-acre Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park, next the Tampa Marriott Waterside along Garrison Channel, could receive funding for its final phase. The city council will be asked Thursday to approve more than $2.8 million for the project, parks and recreation director Karen Palus said. The work includes adding 600 linear feet to the city's Riverwalk, and creating a Heroes Plaza to honor firefighters, law enforcement officers, rescue workers and military personnel killed in the line of duty. ...more

May 12, 2008

When team owner Rick Hendrick mentioned during Thursday's championship contender's news conference at the Marriott Doral Golf Resort that he preferred NASCAR's old championship format to the Chase, Jeff Gordon leaned over and gave him a pat on the arm. ...more

November 16, 2007

TAMPA - A 22-year veteran noted for his "unselfish dedication to the community" was chosen as Tampa Fire Rescue's Firefighter of the Year during the agency's annual banquet Friday night. ...more

October 12, 2007