When Paul and Patricia Phelps began selling orchids from a single greenhouse on their five-acre property 22 years ago, they never envisioned becoming a nationally recognized nursery. ...more

June 4, 2008

TAMPA - Former Tampa Mayor Dick Greco, who served four terms in city hall, has truly become a fixture of downtown. A statue of Greco, seated on a bench at the southern streetcar terminal in front of the Tampa Marriott Waterside, will be unveiled this afternoon. Ron Rotella of the Westshore Alliance said the real Greco will be attending the event. The unveiling of the life-size bronze statue is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. ...more

May 29, 2008

Bill Lehmiller doesn't want anyone to forget his nephew, Sgt. Michael R. Lehmiller, or what he did for his country. ...more

May 26, 2008

The night it happened, Florida State baseball coach Mike Martin was clueless. Actually, nearly a month after his historic win, Martin remained unaware of the uncommon milestone. ...more

May 6, 2008

If you have a mother, you have an issue. Most people deal with it through psychiatry or talking it out with friends or siblings. Dudley Clendinen chose a different approach: He spent 400 days living with his mother in a retirement home in Tampa. Then, he wrote a book about it. ...more

May 4, 2008

Dressed in sand-colored fatigues and flashing a weary grin, state Rep. Michael Scionti marched through Gate E75 of Tampa International Airport, the last leg of a journey that took him away from the mountains of Afghanistan and back into the embraces of his loved ones. ...more

February 20, 2008

Bruce Olds isn't certain exactly how his interest in America's space program became an obsession, but he knows when. It was sparked by a photo caption in "Chariots for Apollo," a book he read in 1999. ...more

February 16, 2008

Bruce Olds isn't certain exactly how his interest in America's space program became an obsession, but he knows when. It was sparked by a photo caption in "Chariots for Apollo," a book he read in 1999. ...more

February 16, 2008

In contrast to the way he lived, Brandon resident John Paton died quietly Jan. 29 at the James A. Haley VA Medical Center nursing home in Tampa at age 87. ...more

February 7, 2008

When Melissa McGhee had surgery 16 months ago, the former "American Idol" finalist feared that she would lose her distinctive "smoky" voice. ...more

February 4, 2008