Longtime local cigar maker Wally Reyes will begin building a cigar today that he hopes will be the longest ever. ...more

October 8, 2009

For generations, people have argued about where to find the best Cuban sandwich in Ybor City. Southern Living magazine has entered the fray. ...more

October 3, 2009

For generations, people have argued about where to find the best Cuban sandwich in Ybor City. Southern Living magazine has entered the fray. ...more

September 30, 2009

Police have arrested a teen in connection with the attempted rape of a 38-year-old woman in an Ybor City parking garage. ...more

September 5, 2009

Police have arrested a teen in connection with the attempted rape of a 38-year-old woman in an Ybor City parking garage. Javon Cooper, 16, of Tampa, has been charged with attempted second-degree murder, attempted sexual battery and aggravated battery with great bodily harm. ...more

September 4, 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

I have a great solution for a new stadium for the Rays that is the best place for all the counties. How about the Tampa Greyhound Track? ...more

July 7, 2009

The Italian Club Ladies Auxiliary hosted International Ybor on the Runway on May 3 as a fundraiser for the organization and its historic building, 1731 E. Seventh Ave., in Ybor City. The organization has hosted the fashion show for eight to 10 years. The program honored the different ethnic clubs in Tampa and members of those clubs served as models. ...more

June 3, 2009

Police noticed the 2005 Dodge Magnum cruising the streets of Ybor City early Saturday, and when they tried to pull the car over on a routine traffic infraction, it sped off. A short time later, police spotted the car again and hemmed it in. They eventually arrested the passenger, a nine-time convicted felon, as he sat in the car with a loaded Glock .45-caliber pistol tucked into the seat next to him. ...more

June 1, 2009

Members of Pasco County Professional Firefighters Local 4420 have volunteered their time to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association by conducting a boot drive. ...more

May 23, 2009