Hurt by a slow summer, Margarita Mama's, Banana Joe's and two other clubs at Channelside Bay Plaza fell behind on rent and have been evicted. ...more

November 28, 2009

The priest was lost in the Channel District and needed directions to Interstate 275, so he tapped a U.S. Marines reservist on the arm and, in a thick Greek accent, asked for help. ...more

November 10, 2009

Today's TECO Streetcar Fest offers 5-cent rides on the downtown streetcar line, along with free lunch certificates for children at Centro Ybor, tours of the Ybor Station streetcar barn and other activities. ...more

October 10, 2009

Police have arrested a teen in connection with the attempted rape of a 38-year-old woman in an Ybor City parking garage. ...more

September 5, 2009

Police have arrested a teen in connection with the attempted rape of a 38-year-old woman in an Ybor City parking garage. Javon Cooper, 16, of Tampa, has been charged with attempted second-degree murder, attempted sexual battery and aggravated battery with great bodily harm. ...more

September 4, 2009

The Tampa Port Authority has awarded Ampco System Parking a three-year contract, with terms not to exceed $1.2 million in the first year, to operate and manage the Channelside Bay Plaza parking garage among the 3,000 parking spaces the port owns. ...more

July 11, 2009

Suspicious bag at Tampa International Airport deemed no threat to public. ...more

July 3, 2009

I was leaving Seminole Hard Rock Casino one night recently with my wife, about $200 lighter. On the elevator going to the parking garage was a young couple so drunk they had to hold each other up. ...more

June 29, 2009

Police on Sunday arrested a 19-year-old man accused in a May 5 carjacking at International Plaza. ...more

May 25, 2009

No one had to evacuate the University of South Florida's Tampa campus when a gas leak was discovered Saturday night. ...more

April 12, 2009