TAMPA - Vince McGilvra, co-owner of Skipper's Smokehouse, will retire from his day-to-day duties at the restaurant and music venue at the end of June, an official confirmed today. ...more

May 30, 2008

When 13-year-old Brandon Wilson was diagnosed with brain cancer late last year, his mother's friends decided to turn a negative into a positive and celebrate his life. ...more

May 2, 2008

Believe it or not, they wanted to franchise this. Enterprising fans of Skipper's Smokehouse have made the pitch more than once. What a great idea, they proposed, to open a place just like this in Miami. Fort Myers. Palm Beach. ...more

December 27, 2007

POP/ROCK Today Matt Butcher, Roppongi's Ace, Have Gun Will Travel and Toby Bonar: New World Brewery, Tampa, 9 p.m; $6; (813) 248-4969 or (813) 238-8001 ...more

December 27, 2007

The run of fair weather that continued into the middle of the month turned colder and windy a week before Christmas. But there was a good bite ahead of the season's first major cold front. ...more

December 26, 2007

•The guy in the red suit is bringing new movies to the theaters, so when you're bored with that new Wii, go see a movie. "Juno," "The Water Horse: The Legend of the Deep" and "The Great Debaters" all open Tuesday. ...more

December 24, 2007

Keeping it simple and consistent is the philosophy that the owners of First Choice Southern Bar-B-Que use to ensure success. ...more

October 31, 2007

POP/ROCK Today Freaker's Ball: Paul Cebar: Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa, 8 p.m.; $10 (B) or (813) 971-0666 ...more

October 26, 2007

•Keep on lovin' the '80s at a concert with REO Speedwagon and .38 Special at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. ...more

October 22, 2007