According to an article in The New York Times, baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez's connection to Tampa doesn't end when the New York Yankees leave town at the end of spring training. ...more

December 14, 2007

LAKEWOOD RANCH - Two men attempted to rob a group outside of a Lakewood Ranch apartment building on Sunday, possibly with a cap gun. ...more

December 3, 2007

SEBRING – Lakeshore Mall's name recognition, drawing power and location seem to be benefiting a new plaza in Sebring. Construction on Plaza By The Mall is nearing completion. The 21,500-square-foot plaza includes two buildings and sits on 2 1/2-acres of land behind Sears. There are a total of 13 units, ranging from 500 square feet of space to a little more than 2,000 square feet. "Everyone knows where the mall is," said Norb Walz of Walz Management LLC, which owns the shopping center. "We're looking at traffic at the mall to be a positive," said Mike Chambers, president of United PC Inc., who is moving his computer sales and service store that is now on U.S. 27 next to Coker Fuel into the plaza. "It will be a better location and easier to find." ...more

November 11, 2007

There's another hotel opening just off South Howard Avenue. Unlike Bern's Epicurean Hotel project, which will include a luxury spa, restaurant and other amenities, the Hyde Park Hotel focuses on the theory of less is more. ...more

October 10, 2007

Police have arrested three people in the Sept. 15 robbery of a pizza deliveryman, jail records show. ...more

October 9, 2007

TAMPA - Police have arrested three people in the robbery Sept. 15 of a pizza deliveryman, jail records show. Cadara J. Ballard, 20, and Demetrio C. Earle, 21, both of Tampa, are being held at Orient Road Jail today, records show. Bail for each was set at $15,000. ...more

October 8, 2007

A former apartment building in Hyde Park has been converted to a 24-room hotel featuring flat-screen televisions, kitchenettes and free Wi-Fi. ...more

October 8, 2007

A leaky kitchen gas hose was blamed Sunday for an apartment building explosion that threw residents against walls, blew out their windows and hurled debris into the streets. ...more

October 8, 2007

A man with a new learner's permit drove a white Nissan into the Hillsborough River on Tuesday after rear-ending a Mercedes-Benz on West Hillsborough Avenue, police said. ...more

September 19, 2007

There's something about thick New York accents in the Stageworks production of 'Lobby Hero' that dredges up the city's gritty underbelly. ...more

September 11, 2007