Presidential inaugurations always have brought excitement, hope and celebration for the victors, dismay and disgruntlement for those who wanted the other guy. ...more

January 18, 2009

People, wake up and smell the coffee! OK, apparently you already did. Which helps explain why Tampa is the nation's most caffeinated city, up from No. 2 last year, according to a report released this morning. Other findings in the second HealthSaver Caffeinated Cities Survey: Tampa residents are the second most likely to drink caffeinated tea daily. ...more

January 13, 2009

Jan. 20 marks the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. And the first time in U.S. history a black president will be sworn into office. With Inauguration Day only weeks away, Tampa residents are preparing for the trip of a lifetime. Here, they share their reasons for wanting to trek to the nation's capital. ...more

January 2, 2009

That wilting evergreen that only days ago stood so tall and green in the living room may be running out of life, but there's no reason to throw it out with the trash. ...more

January 1, 2009

TAMPA -- That wilting evergreen that only days ago stood so tall and green in the living room may be running out of life, but there's no reason to throw it out with the trash. Beginning Monday, the city's solid waste department will collect Christmas trees from city residents, free of charge. Then it will grind the old trees into mulch. ...more

December 31, 2008

Part 1 of 2 On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, newspaper boys hawked Sunday's heavy editions with special urgency. The first Sunday in December marked the opening of the high season, the unofficial beginning of winter and the arrival of the first tourists. ...more

December 14, 2008

er, gently consume - nine courses of food. ...more

December 14, 2008

Harris Mullen was a visionary. The description is apt for someone who started a magazine named Florida Trend in 1958 and turned it into the region's award-winning gold standard for business journalism before selling it two decades later. ...more

December 12, 2008

Tribune readers offer suggestions to identify two silver service pieces that were mentioned in a BayLife Magazine story last week. ...more

December 11, 2008

Two Tampa residents used a tire iron Monday night to attack a person, Hillsborough County deputies say. About 11:37 p.m. Monday, Angela Frusciente and another person were walking together near 142nd Avenue and 12th Street. ...more

December 9, 2008