Here's a bit of good news for those weary of negative economic reports: Ikea has begun hiring in Tampa. The Sweden-based furniture and accessories chain has begun recruiting for about 400 non-management positions at its future store, which is under construction along Adamo Drive near Ybor City. ...more

January 6, 2009

A divorce followed by being let go from a job she loved hit Casey Wohl like a one-two punch. ...more

January 4, 2009

Let's face it, gasoline not only fuels our cars, it basically drives our economy. ...more

December 31, 2008

Piccadilly Cafeteria, an institution on State Road 60 for more than 21 years, closed its doors for good on Christmas Eve. ...more

December 30, 2008

The BayWalk entertainment complex in St. Petersburg is still open, but there is a question about how long it can survive. Banks holding mortgages on the property began foreclosure action in Pinellas County Circuit Court on Nov. 20. ...more

December 10, 2008

The BayWalk entertainment complex in St. Petersburg is still open, but there is a question about how long it can survive. ...more

December 9, 2008

Tarpon Springs officials have been trying to get the attention of the folks who operate Jack Willie's Tarpon Turtle Grill and Marina. They appear to have succeeded. ...more

November 22, 2008

The old building on the corner of Seventh Avenue and North 17th Street has sat vacant for more than three years since the former tenant, Club Shine, was evicted. ...more

November 21, 2008

After being violently attacked two times, a fearful Grigori and Galina Komissarchuk asked their son-in-law, Alex Shevgert, if they could move into the home Shevgert shared with their daughter. The couple didn't realize that Shevgert had hired the attackers who had beaten the couple with a hammer, causing life-threatening injuries, court documents say. ...more

October 31, 2008

A man accused of being involved in a plot to kill a Sarasota couple pleaded guilty this afternoon in U.S. District Court. ...more

October 27, 2008