It was the worst of times for investors and the best of times for tattoo artists. Much of what has happened in the past 10 years would have been, in 1999, inconceivable. ...more

January 1, 2010

Tattoo artists who ink up minors without first checking if Mom or Dad said OK could spend up to five years in prison. ...more

April 1, 2009

Clay Montgomery, the owner of Atomic Tattoos, wanted to blend a bit of Tampa history and culture with the tattoo industry. He chose the Cuban Club in Ybor City as the backdrop for the inaugural Cigar City Tattoo Convention. The intimate venue allowed him to invite artists from around the world and to be selective with vendors. ...more

January 12, 2009

Clay Montgomery, the owner of Atomic Tattoos, wanted to blend a bit of Tampa history and culture with the tattoo industry. He chose the Cuban Club in Ybor City as the backdrop for the inaugural Cigar City Tattoo Convention. The intimate venue allowed him to invite artists from around the world and to be selective with vendors. ...more

January 11, 2009

Nick Barnett was devastated when he heard about the traffic deaths of two close friends this month. He left work to spend a few hours with their families. Then he went to the tattoo parlor. Barnett, an 18-year-old Bloomingdale High graduate, became part of a growing number of young people who are memorializing lost friends and family in permanent body ink. Teens and young adults mostly are the ones doing this, tattoo artists say. ...more

August 28, 2008

Latin-flamenco-rock and brass band-jazz-hip-hop joined the notes of folk and African drumming blowing through the warm night air Saturday in Ybor City. Tropical Heatwave, the 27th annual fundraiser and concert festival for community radio station WMNF, 88.5 FM, played in full blast. ...more

May 18, 2008