In the competitive business of art, it's rare when a passionate arts lover enters the field and creates a new and successful venue without setting up a storefront or propping up the business through picture framing. ...more

January 21, 2009

Randy Coen has a long connection to this neighborhood. As a youngster, he traveled its streets, visited its stores and attended first through sixth grades at Lois Elementary, which is now a school district maintenance facility, at Lois and Crest avenues. ...more

July 12, 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

A business alliance in the West Shore district is pitching a plan to fund a network of buses that would circulate in the business district. ...more

January 26, 2008

Houses for sale for $100,000. In Tampa. New construction. A small, not-for-profit group called the Westshore Community Development Corp. is spearheading an affordable housing project that backers hope will serve as a model for Tampa and the rest of Hillsborough County. ...more

October 28, 2007

Construction on two highway projects at Tampa International Airport remains on schedule, and the new airport interchange could even be finished early, airport and state highway officials said Thursday. ...more

October 12, 2007