Looking for something different to do on a Friday night in Oldsmar? Instead of going out to a movie, try really going out to a movie. At 6:30 p.m. Friday, the city's Leisure Services Department and its parks division will launch its Movies in the Park series at R.E. Olds Park. ...more

January 5, 2008

Sometimes the paving over of paradise provides a boon for certain bird species. ...more

December 31, 2007

ITALIAN ALBERTO'S ITALIAN GRILLE AND BAR, 3970 Tampa Road, Oldsmar; (813) 814-2272. This strip plaza restaurant offers a fine twist on traditional Southern Italian fare. From bruschetta to pasta dishes made with spicy pink sauce, the menu features lots of creative dishes. Meat lovers will enjoy the Filet Alberto and the ossobuco. Other standouts include Penne Puttanesca, a salty pasta with olives, capers and anchovies, and Shrimp Richelle. ($) ...more

December 19, 2007

With the frisky weather of late, the annual migration of inshore fish ramped up big-time, and now there's a bit of everything in rivers feeding coastal waters all along the west coast. ...more

November 18, 2007

Wendy Dusza's family members hadn't heard from her for a week, so on Friday they went to the apartment she shared with her boyfriend, Trevor McGinty. ...more

November 4, 2007

TAMPA - Hillsborough County deputies are asking for the public's help in finding a missing Tampa couple, Wendy Dusza, 34, and her boyfriend, Trevor McGinty, 30. ...more

November 3, 2007

ITALIAN ALFANO'S, 1702 Clearwater-Largo Road, Clearwater; (727) 584-2125. Owned and operated by the the Alfano family since 1984, this restaurant offers a bit of European flair along the bustle of Clearwater-Largo Road. Dining rooms are quiet and posh - modeled after the grand hotel lobbies of Italy - and servers work each table with crisp efficiency. Pasta dishes are a must, such as a simple but rich rigatoni with meat sauce or the popular Rigatoni alla Vodka, bathed in a heavy cream sauce with prosciutto, mushroom and hot red pepper. Adventurous diners should consider the Celeste Abacchio, an imported rack of lamb cut and grilled in the Roman style of robust herbal flavors. ($$-$$$) ...more

October 31, 2007

The challenge in finding fish around Tampa Bay is often in finding their habitat, and in water deeper than 5 feet or so, that requires something more than a pair of polarized sunglasses. ...more

October 7, 2007

ITALIAN ALBERTO'S ITALIAN GRILLE AND BAR, 3970 Tampa Road, Oldsmar; (813) 814-2272. This strip plaza restaurant offers a fine twist on traditional Southern Italian fare. From bruschetta to pasta dishes made with spicy pink sauce, the menu features lots of creative dishes. Meat lovers will enjoy the Filet Alberto and the ossobuco. Other standouts include Penne Puttanesca, a salty pasta with olives, capers and anchovies, and Shrimp Richelle. ($) ...more

September 19, 2007

Opposition has emerged to a developer's plans to dredge canals and excavate new waterways for redevelopment of the Georgetown Apartments property. ...more

September 12, 2007