TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Anyone given a Don Pablo's gift card for Christmas may have to travel to use it. ...more

January 16, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Anyone given a Don Pablo's gift card for Christmas may have to travel to use it. ...more

January 16, 2008

Tampa without grouper sandwiches? It may be as unthinkable as Philadelphia without cheesesteaks and New Orleans without muffalettas. But in 2007, it actually happened. With Florida-caught grouper in short supply last summer, some eateries – including the iconic Columbia Restaurant – took the fish off the menu. Others turned grouper from a regular feature into a special item or notified diners they get another fish as a substitute. ...more

December 25, 2007

Although strolling through downtown Tampa may never replicate the experience of window shopping on Michigan Avenue in Chicago or New York's Fifth Avenue, 2008 could be the year that downtown Tampa begins to amass enough restaurants, galleries and shops - and buzz - to pique the interest of people accustomed to spending all their time, and money, in the suburbs. ...more

December 19, 2007

Regarding "Ybor City Parking Meter-Free For Month" (Metro, Nov. 30): Twenty-one thousand dollars in revenue? That's what the city is making a month on parking in Ybor? ...more

December 3, 2007

Broadway came back to life Thursday as stage-starved fans lined up in the cold for tickets and theaters reopened their doors following a 19-day stagehands strike that took a big toll on the local economy. ...more

November 30, 2007

Retail experts attribute Ikea's worldwide success to its ability to simultaneously entertain, establish its brand and keep product prices low. ...more

November 8, 2007

Steve Miklos grew up here and he's never seen folks so divided. ...more

November 6, 2007

BayWalk, the retail heart of downtown St. Petersburg, is up for sale. The Sembler Co., the St. Petersburg-based developer that built the entertainment and retail complex, confirmed Thursday that it just recently began seeking suitors for the 150,000-square-foot center. ...more

November 1, 2007

The builders of Cypress Creek Town Center revised their plans for their project off State Road 56 last week at the urging of county officials. ...more

October 29, 2007