A Tampa Tribune photojournalist's cell phone was confiscated and he was detained for 15 minutes after he took photographs of a crash involving a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer on a public street. ...more

December 7, 2009

Don't expect to use the Cass Street bridge this weekend. The bridge, which was shut down for repairs this year after it was deemed "structurally deficient," was expected to be open by the end of this month but likely will remain closed until early 2010. ...more

November 24, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio unveiled the latest section of Tampa Riverwalk at a ceremony on Monday. The Riverwalk's South Plaza, which includes a towering mural by artist Bruce Marsh, is the start of a waterfront pedestrian corridor from the Channel District to the Brorein Street Bridge. It is a $2.1 million redevelopment project with land donated by Harbour Island Community Services Association and the Tampa Bay Lightning. ...more

October 27, 2009

Get ready to take a walk along the newest section of Tampa's Riverwalk. ...more

October 24, 2009

Drunken partygoers fighting, destroying property and urinating in backyards. ...more

October 21, 2009

During the past several months, Gasparilla Parade organizers have met with neighborhood groups, local business owners and city officials and have come up with a new strategy they say should curtail the bad behavior without putting a damper on the city's signature event. ...more

October 20, 2009

All lanes are open again on the southbound 56th Street Bridge after officials last week closed the structure to make emergency repairs. ...more

January 28, 2009

TEMPLE TERRACE - The Florida Department of Transportation plans to reopen the southbound lanes on the 56th Street bridge tonight, authorities said. ...more

January 27, 2009

Repairs are expected to begin today on the southbound lanes of the 56th Street bridge, which has been closed since Thursday after workers replacing a handrail noticed the road and four of the bridge's beams had separated by an inch or two. ...more

January 26, 2009

The southbound 56th Street Bridge in East Tampa could be shut down for days while inspectors determine the severity of problems discovered Thursday morning by a maintenance crew. ...more

January 23, 2009