Krewe of Zingaro members gathered at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital recently to present physician Cameron Tebbi with a check for more than $30,000. The donation represents the proceeds from the krewe's fourth annual Uncork the Cure wine tasting and silent auction. In four years, the krewe has raised $140,000 for pediatric cancer research at the hospital. ...more

August 20, 2008

CVS won't be able to sell alcohol at the store it plans to build in the heart of Meadow Pointe. ...more

August 13, 2008

In 1977, Alen Smith of Tampa started making Texas Best Barbeque Sauce, selling it first in the original Simon Schwartz Market on South MacDill Avenue in Tampa. Smith later sold the brand to a bigger food company. In 1993, it was sold to an even bigger conglomerate that had plans to make it a national brand. ...more

August 13, 2008

E-mail. Text messaging. Flash drives. BlackBerrys. Blogs. Bluetooths. ... Pen and paper? ...more

February 7, 2008

Once seen as a silent cry of rebellion, tattoos now possess a status so firmly mainstream that advertisers are using them to market tires, shoes and wine. ...more

November 30, 2007

Officers arrested a late-night customer at a downtown Publix supermarket after he barreled through the doors using two shopping carts and broke several bottles of wine, police said. ...more

November 19, 2007

Canadian mystery novelist Maureen Jennings said she felt terrible that a man died while trying to rescue her from rip currents. ...more

October 24, 2007

I recently moved here and live in south Hillsborough County. When I bought my home, a sprinkler system was included that had a rain sensor. As we all know, we are under a water shortage and must conserve water; the residents are only allowed to water their lawns once a week on a particular day and time, depending on their address. ...more

September 4, 2007