Among the thousands of people coming to Tampa for the Super Bowl, some count as serious VIPs: Players, team owners, celebrities. ...more

January 12, 2009

Among the thousands of people coming to Tampa for the Super Bowl, some count as serious VIPs: Players, team owners, celebrities. ...more

January 9, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Motorists who have been anticipating the long-awaited opening of the Lake Patience Road extension into the Oakstead subdivision won't have to hold their breath much longer. ...more

December 17, 2008

Israel released 224 Palestinian prisoners Monday in a gesture to moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and jubilant detainees waving Palestinian flags jumped on the roof of one of the buses carrying them to freedom. ...more

December 16, 2008

Motorists who have been anticipating the long-awaited opening of the Lake Patience Road extension into the Oakstead subdivision won't have to hold their breath much longer. ...more

December 10, 2008

Hillsborough County School District spokeswoman Linda Cobbe just provided this information on school dismissal times: ...more

December 5, 2008

I was crammed into a middle seat. The guy in front was practically in my lap and I had my arms drawn in tightly as I pecked furiously on the keyboard. God glanced over. "What are you working on?" He asked. ...more

November 27, 2008

More than 300 people gave a warm welcome Tuesday evening to 70 Marine reservists returning home after a seven-month tour of duty in Iraq. As they stepped off the buses that pulled into the Marine Reserve Training Center on Gandy Boulevard, the troops of the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion were met with waving American flags, shouts and embraces from their loved ones. "Coming home to your family is the greatest thing in the world," said Sgt. Richard Wester of Orlando. The Marines conducted counter-insurgency operations in Iraq and provided base security in Anbar province. The battalion had no casualties during the tour. ...more

November 26, 2008

While transit riders hope for a new train system downtown, they'll be able to use a speedy bus service. Hillsborough Area Regional Transit is planning to introduce a 17-mile Bus Rapid Transit system. ...more

November 18, 2008

Residents aren't the only ones pumped up by low gas prices. The county scored a deal that allows them to get a good deal on gasoline and diesel fuel from a Tampa supplier. ...more

November 15, 2008