The Big Guava - so much to see. In fact, sometimes it's even the things you don't see. How many of you in town this week drove in from the airport and didn't catch that sign after you go over the big overpass, the one that says "Tampa," then switches to "St. Petersburg," so that if you weren't fast enough you found yourself on the Howard Frankland Bridge going to St. Petersburg? ...more

January 29, 2009

By now you might be getting the idea that Tampa is as much a state of mind as a place. ...more

January 28, 2009

The Florida tourist industry, backed by almost all state, county and municipal government leaders, has for decades opposed exploring for oil and natural gas off the state's coast. The risk of damage to the tourism industry from, for instance, a drilling rig blowout that fouls Florida beaches, was too great, industry leaders have said. ...more

November 29, 2008

Limited-edition, 16-month calendar will go on sale June 30. ...more

June 26, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - The city council voted today to crack down on panhandlers by expanding the downtown zone where begging is outlawed to include certain tourist attractions and areas around them. ...more

January 10, 2008