The West Tampa Boys & Girls Club hosted a successful "Hometown Huddle" event Oct. 6. ...more

October 21, 2009

Two suspects were arrested today in a New Tampa home burglary in which an intruder used a pillowcase from a sleeping child's bed and filled it with stolen goods. Police arrested James Wilson Maymi, 29, and Yesenia M. Sanchez, 22, both of 5606 Josephine Court, Apt. D. Police were still searching for Luis R. Rivera, 19, whose role in the case was unclear. ...more

October 16, 2009

WEST TAMPA Ladies Chalk Talk, held Aug.19 at Shula's Steak House at the InterContinental Hotel in Tampa, was a touchdown for Shelton Quarles' IMPACT Foundation, raising nearly $7,000 for the charity. ...more

September 9, 2009

At the West Tampa Sandwich Shop and Restaurant, a North Armenia Avenue eatery patronized by many Hispanics and a stopover for any Democrat visiting Tampa, Saturday morning's brief televised ceremony making Sonia Sotomayor the first Hispanic member of the U.S. Supreme Court could be seen on the wall-mounted TV. ...more

August 9, 2009

A West Tampa couple welcomed their third daughter into the world Wednesday, but not exactly as planned. The father called 911 about 11 a.m. to say his 24-year-old wife was in labor and was pretty sure she wasn't going to make it to a hospital. Paramedics arrived at their house, turned their living room into a makeshift delivery room and delivered a healthy baby girl at 11:45 a.m., Tampa Fire Rescue said. Paramedics brought the baby and the mom to St. Joseph's Women's Hospital for examinations. The mom was tired but in good spirits. The couple were not identified. Fire rescue personnel involved were Capt. Lonnie Benniefield, Lt. Brian Smithey and firefighters Demetrius Davis, Tony Potoczny and Edwin Colon. ...more

July 16, 2009

Playboy, better known for cheesecake than beefsteak, has announced its list of best sandwiches in the nation, and South Tampa's Hugo's eatery received a mention for its Cuban sandwich. ...more

June 25, 2009

9 Wells being tapped in Palma Ceia, West Tampa, Lincoln Garden, Belmont Heights and elsewhere ...more

May 21, 2009

With City Councilman Tom Scott declaring his candidacy for mayor, the sprawling district he represents is wide-open for a challenge in the 2011 municipal elections. ...more

May 7, 2009

Their deaths had never been honored formally until Wednesday. Port Tampa Police Town Marshal Joseph Walker, who was killed Sept. 25, 1915, and West Tampa police Officer Juan Nales, who was killed July 18, 1920, were among those memorialized outside Tampa police headquarters during the annual ceremony that pays tribute to officers killed in the line of duty. ...more

May 7, 2009

Since age 6, Chaz Mena has revered Jose Marti, the 19th-century Cuban patriot, poet, journalist and thinker. ...more

April 25, 2009