When people think of teens trying to score beer, many imagine a darkly lit convenience store and a clerk willing to look the other way. ...more

January 3, 2010

Underage alcohol and tobacco sales are highest in Pinellas, among Bay area counties. ...more

December 31, 2009

Talk of the town Talk about a tumultuous town hall meeting. The debate over national health care reform turned ugly Aug. 6 when fire marshals closed the doors on an Ybor City meeting because the crowd was getting too large. There was shouting, shoving and fighting inside and outside. One man even had his shirt torn in the fracas. ...more

December 31, 2009

Things to Do is a list of interesting upcoming events. Thursday Party to be a big splash ...more

December 30, 2009

Things to Do is a list of interesting upcoming events. Thursday Party to be a big splash ...more

December 30, 2009

Things to Do is a list of interesting upcoming events. Thursday Party to be a big splash ...more

December 30, 2009

City council members recently approved a fee reimbursement program to bolster commercial development here. ...more

December 23, 2009

Organizers estimate up to 22,000 people will participate in a Shriners national convention at the Tampa Convention Center Aug. 13-19. ...more

December 17, 2009

Arson investigators say a suspicious fire Tuesday heavily damaged a house near a neighborhood that has been plagued by a series of arsons this year. ...more

December 16, 2009

The Barrio Latino Commission on Tuesday rejected arguments that it would be too costly to rehabilitate the 86-year-old Ferlita Macaroni Factory, and denied a request for a demolition permit. ...more

December 16, 2009