Steve Dickey creates sculptures people seem keen to possess. Last year, someone wrenched the bronze bust he had made of Adela Gonzmart, the Columbia restaurant matriarch, from a pedestal outside the landmark Ybor City restaurant. ...more

April 18, 2009

Attitude, the alligator, gets amorous whenever her friend, the garbage truck, rumbles by. Or she gets angry, thinking an intrusive reptile is lurking in her territory. ...more

February 18, 2009

Attitude, the alligator, gets amorous whenever her friend, the garbage truck, rumbles by. Or she gets angry, thinking an intrusive reptile is lurking in her territory. Either way, the 25-year-old American alligator - the queen mum at Sarasota Jungle Gardens - acts weird. Twice a week, a city garbage truck growls nearby and hoists garbage bins into its cavernous maw, Attitude, who's been at the park for about 10 years, jerks her head up, hoists her tail and lets out a bellow for the ages. ...more

February 17, 2009

While many restaurants are struggling to stay afloat, one fairly new Plant City eatery has already moved to larger quarters and expanded its menu. ...more

February 4, 2009

While many restaurants are struggling to stay afloat, one local eatery has moved to larger quarters and expanded its menu. ...more

January 24, 2009

First came the ad for a wife. Then a newspaper story and, finally, a television appearance. ...more

December 23, 2008

Replies Rolling In, Says Mom Who Placed Ad To Get Son Wed ...more

December 22, 2008

They came to the United States from the city of Nadiad in India's Gujurat state. The first to arrive was Bhasker, the oldest of eight brothers, and then the Patel matriarch, accompanied by another son. The rest followed. ...more

December 5, 2008

They came to the United States from the city of Nadiad, in India's Gujurat state – first, Bhasker, the oldest of eight brothers, and then the Patel matriarch, accompanied by another son. The rest followed. ...more

December 4, 2008

A local family inspired by a fable and the memory of their matriarch will donate on Monday the ingredients for a Thanksgiving meal to 80 Tampa Bay area recipients. ...more

November 23, 2008