TAMPA -- A dustup over music more than two weeks ago may be related to the triple homicide inside an Auburndale bar over the weekend, a shooting that claimed the lives of two Bay area DJs and another man who was tagging along with them at the show. Antone Neely and Michael Rittigan made up the DJ duo that worked for Poison Dart, a company owned by Richard "Kirky-C" Salmon. Salmon said the shooting might have had roots in a fight that happened at the Thunderbird on May 9 during a show the DJs were hosting. ...more

May 27, 2008

Friday NETWORK PROFESSIONALS LEADS GROUP: Weekly at 7:30 a.m., St. Petersburg Yacht Club, 11 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Call Ron O'Connor at (727) 367-3737. ...more

May 8, 2008

Florida Sen. Mel Martinez came through Tampa on Monday with the Colombian ambassador to the United States to promote the Colombian Free Trade Agreement, a pact that has become politically controversial even though both sides acknowledge its economic effects would not be large. ...more

May 6, 2008

The city council sent a 31-unit town home project back to the drawing board so developers and city staff can search for a compromise on its design. ...more

February 18, 2008

TAMPA – Firefighters say a fire burning at a Port of Tampa business is still going strong, sending a plume of smoke billowing hundreds of feet into the air. ...more

November 30, 2007

When city officials began looking at neighborhood redevelopment, they sought out residents to guide them, leading to the creation of the East Tampa Community Revitalization Partnership. ...more

November 17, 2007

University of Tampa business marketing student Stephanie Camacho is learning one lesson the hard way. Commuting from Northdale means hauling her belongings – which can weigh 19 pounds or more — across campus from her parking spot. ...more

November 8, 2007

Although art is the focus of "Pavilion," the yearly gala fundraiser for the Tampa Museum of Art, the hefty ticket price - $600 - can be a deterrent for artists hoping to attend. ...more

November 7, 2007

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa could become a regional hub for gaming operations, emerging as a strong tourist draw through incentives given to customers at other Hard Rock properties. ...more

October 25, 2007

Time was when a societal reference to 'green' mainly meant hard-core, environmental activism. It conjured up the Sierra Club, pricey solar panels and visceral opposition to the pave-over-paradise crowd. And it connoted trade-offs: What's the economic downside to tree-hugging naivete? ...more

October 24, 2007