8:30 p.m. Obama supporters continue to pour in the open doors of the Good Luck Café in Ybor City, joining about 85 partiers noshing on free chicken wings and meatballs, ready to cheer on their man. ...more

November 4, 2008

The Mama Guava Stumble Parade lived up to its madcap legacy Saturday night as thousands of creatures staggered down Ybor City's crowded Seventh Avenue. ...more

October 25, 2008

A stroll along Seventh Avenue is a journey through the old-world charm of a community that thrived on the commerce of cigar factories and the richness of its cultural melting pot. ...more

October 9, 2008

Ybor City's Seventh Avenue is one of American's best streets based on its cigar-making history, community activism and architecture. ...more

October 8, 2008

Tired of negotiating pot holes that dot the area in front of the Ruskin post office, I recently drove around back of the Thriftway Plaza to Seventh Avenue Northeast. My interest was captured by a store-front sign that read Alvarez Tortilla Factory. Unless you're a neighborhood regular, it's a little off the beaten path. ...more

September 17, 2008

Tired of negotiating pot holes that dot the area in front of the Ruskin post office, I recently drove around back of the Thriftway Plaza to Seventh Avenue Northeast. My interest was captured by a store-front sign that read Alvarez Tortilla Factory. Unless you're a neighborhood regular, it's a little off the beaten path. ...more

September 17, 2008

The Tampa Police Department officer who fatally shot Roobik "Tony" Vartanian on Saturday morning has received consistently positive marks on his job evaluations and received an award in 2007 for saving a man's life, Tampa police say. ...more

September 9, 2008

The Tampa Police Department officer who fatally shot Roobik "Tony" Vartanian Saturday morning has received consistently positive marks on his job evaluations. ...more

September 8, 2008

Roobik "Tony" Vartanian had planned on celebrating his daughter Isabella's third birthday Sunday. ...more

September 8, 2008

Roobik "Tony" Vartanian had planned on celebrating his daughter Isabella's third birthday Sunday. ...more

September 7, 2008