Lisa DeCarr and Jessie LaDon Albach were like sisters. ...more

February 18, 2009

At long last a promised gazebo is on its way to Giddens Park. Installation is expected to take about two weeks, city parks and recreation officials said. "Awesome," said Sherry Genovar-Simons, president of the Southeast Seminole Heights Civic Association. ...more

February 18, 2009

A traffic accident on Florida Avenue this evening has shut down the road in both directions. ...more

February 13, 2009

Ann Hipson of Seminole Heights has practiced martial arts for the past eight years, but the form she favors involves gentle, graceful stretching motions instead of the high-impact, fast-paced moves of karate or kung fu. ...more

February 13, 2009

For genuinely civilized members of this (as far as we know, still) free nation, few acts of our democratic republic surpass executions for their ability to induce gooseflesh. ...more

February 13, 2009

It took Wayne Tompkins about five minutes to fatally strangle his girlfriend's 15-year-old daughter. ...more

February 12, 2009

It took Wayne Tompkins about five minutes to fatally strangle his girlfriend's 15-year-old daughter. ...more

February 12, 2009

Layoffs, foreclosures and tight-fisted credit are not the usual incentives for a business boom. But Seminole Heights is bursting with activity. At least seven businesses recently opened or under construction are taking hold along the neighborhood's major corridors: Nebraska, Florida and Hillsborough avenues. They are: Sangria's Spanish Tapas Bar & Restaurant, Ella's restaurant, Richy's Themes Sports Lounge, The Independent tavern, Tampa Street Market, D&D's Antiques & More and Reservations Gourmet to Go. ...more

February 11, 2009

A man scheduled to die Wednesday in the murder of a teenage Tampa girl 25 years ago has petitioned the Florida Supreme Court for a stay of execution. ...more

February 10, 2009

A man scheduled to die Wednesday in the murder of a teenage Tampa girl 25 years ago has petitioned the Florida Supreme Court for a stay of execution. ...more

February 9, 2009