Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits "Leader of the Band" and "Same Old Lang Syne" helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer. He was 56. ...more

December 17, 2007

Back in its heyday, Hyde Park Village was the upscale place in Tampa to live, shop and dine. But today the mixed-use development is struggling. To restore its vitality, something's got to give. ...more

December 11, 2007

The winners of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" are coming to Tampa on tour. Race car driver Helio Castroneves and his partner Julianne Hough will be appearing with the "Dancing With the Stars" tour when it plays Tampa in January, according to officials at the St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

December 11, 2007

Shortly after the completion of tonight's game, Florida International University defensive line coach Bernard Clark will gather a clump of grass and dirt and discreetly place it into a plastic bag. ...more

December 1, 2007

Jimmie Johnson could have been cautious with his points lead Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway, especially with his only challenger having an average day. ...more

November 12, 2007

EDITOR'S NOTE: Through the years, Tim Ritter has directed Joel D. Wynkoop in several films. Ritter, who lives in Kentucky, recalled some of their exploits in making low-budget movies for the underground B-movie world: ...more

October 27, 2007

Before the trial of seven guards and a nurse in the boot camp death of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson even began, I told a friend that none of the defendants would be convicted. ...more

October 21, 2007

Ybor City, to be sure, remains a work in progress. ...more

October 17, 2007

Ybor City, to be sure, remains a work in progress. It is the historical, immigrant soul of Tampa, but since the oxymoronic heyday of urban renewal, it has been in identity-crisis mode. No need to rechronicle that here, but suffice it to say that wooing businesses, residents, shoppers and diners to a wet-zoned venue frequented by drunks and punks is a challenge. One that warrants curfews, decibel ordinances and a high-profile police presence. ...more

October 15, 2007

Look at a map of Berkeley County, punched through with Lake Moultrie and hugging the boundaries of North Charleston, and it's hard to miss the Naval complex. It takes up a giant corner, sprawling over miles and miles of flat, woodsy landscape. ...more

September 4, 2007