After the first cold front of the season passed through the Bay early this month, summer weather returned. The highs were in the low 90s for about a week in mid-October, and that brought the water temperature back up to 89 degrees. That's pretty hot for this time of year. ...more

October 21, 2009

It occurred to me ... that I could also be saving gas, putting fewer miles on my leased car and reducing my carbon footprint if I joined them by biking along Bayshore. ...more

July 10, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Fred Everson. ...more

June 22, 2008

Go ahead. Complain about the heat. You've got a reason. Barring an unlikely burst of cold weather in the next seven days - and we mean really cold - this October will almost certainly become the hottest on record for Tampa. ...more

October 24, 2007

Several of the nation's largest retailers cut their earnings forecasts Thursday after lingering summer weather and an uncertain economy kept consumers from shopping last month and left the big merchants with disappointing sales. ...more

October 12, 2007