29TH FESTIVAL DAY WHEN/WHERE: Today, Tampa Bay Downs, 11225 Racetrack Road, Oldsmar, (813) 855-4401. ...more

March 14, 2009

Anyone hoping to watch a corporate throw-down between fast food giant McDonald's Corp. and coffee giant Starbucks is in for a treat. ...more

September 24, 2008

The man charged with robbing five pharmacies in the Tampa Bay area for drugs - and suspected of robbing three more - has told authorities the narcotics were for his own use, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office authorities say. ...more

September 20, 2008

CLEARWATER - The man charged with robbing five pharmacies in the Tampa Bay area for drugs – and suspected of robbing one more – has told authorities the narcotics were for his own use, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office authorities say. ...more

September 19, 2008

Authorities acting on an anonymous tip arrested on Thursday a man accused of robbing six Tampa Bay area pharmacies since July. ...more

September 18, 2008

Authorities have doubled the reward – from $1,000 to $2,000 -- in the armed robbery of six pharmacies July 3 through Friday. ...more

September 3, 2008

Authorities are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the armed suspect responsible for robbing five pharmacies in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties between July 3 and Aug. 28. ...more

August 29, 2008

Tampa police are searching for a man who tried to rob Armenia Pharmacy, 8338 Armenia Ave., at gunpoint. ...more

August 28, 2008

In late May, it was learned that the Caliente Resort and Spa, a nudist retreat in Land O' Lakes in Pasco County, had temporarily lost its accreditation from the American Association for Nude Recreation. The reason was that the organization was alleged to have been advertising activities beyond just nudism, involving perhaps some kind of sexually exploitive pursuits. That's frowned on by the AANR which touts itself as a family organization. ...more

June 24, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mark Cook. ...more

January 20, 2008