Organizers estimate up to 22,000 people will participate in a Shriners national convention at the Tampa Convention Center Aug. 13-19. ...more

December 17, 2009

The outlook for the Pinellas County visitors industry for the January through April peak season is brighter than a year ago thanks to pent-up demand among vacationers, said Walter Klages, head of Tampa-based Research Data Services. ...more

December 10, 2009

In a packed ceremony Monday morning at the Tampa Convention Center, 413 people from 74 countries were sworn in as U.S. citizens while family members and friends watched. ...more

December 8, 2009

More than 400 people from roughly 74 countries were in as United States citizens today at the Tampa Convention Center. Among those taking the oath of allegiance was Ukraine native Oleg Prudius, billed in the ring as wrestler Vladimir Kozlov. ...more

December 7, 2009

On Monday morning, some 413 people with origins in 74 countries, from Iraq to Togo, will take the Oath of Allegiance at the Tampa Convention Center. Cuba, India, the United Kingdom, Vietnam and the Philippines lead the list of countries that continue to broaden the face of America. ...more

December 6, 2009

Hundreds of military veterans and spouses are expected to converge downtown this morning looking for jobs at the RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expo. The job fair takes place at the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, formerly known as the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. ...more

December 3, 2009

The Hillsborough County Tourist Development Council tabled two issues Thursday until its February meeting. ...more

November 17, 2009

When I was in my 20s, I had an 11-foot sailboat that I would take out on a nearby lake in upstate New York. That was the extent of my "nautical knowledge" when my wife and I moved to Tampa in 2007. ...more

November 14, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio said this afternoon she would endorse studying the viability of a meetings or conference center in Tampa's West Shore district, tying the proposal to the city's light rail plans. Iorio, the leading advocate for a regional light rail and enhanced bus transit network, also praised the Hillsborough County Commission's vote Wednesday to move toward putting a 1-cent sales tax increase for mass transit and road improvements on the ballot in November 2010. ...more

November 5, 2009

You wouldn't expect it to take two hours for a plane to go from Davis Islands to downtown Tampa, but that's how long it took Tuesday night. ...more

November 5, 2009