Although strolling through downtown Tampa may never replicate the experience of window shopping on Michigan Avenue in Chicago or New York's Fifth Avenue, 2008 could be the year that downtown Tampa begins to amass enough restaurants, galleries and shops - and buzz - to pique the interest of people accustomed to spending all their time, and money, in the suburbs. ...more

December 19, 2007

From West Shore Boulevard, the former Wenczel Tile property doesn't look that big. Or that contaminated. ...more

December 19, 2007

Cracker Barrel is a fixture along interstates in Florida and other states. ...more

December 18, 2007

The future of Hyde Park Village might be cloudier than ever. A day after Tampa City Council members failed to vote conclusively after 6 1/2 hours of debate about plans to revitalize the 20-year-old shopping area, it still was unclear what would happen next. ...more

December 15, 2007

Developers want to transform a 16-acre wooded parcel at State Road 60 and Dover Road into a shopping center with a grocery store. ...more

December 15, 2007

Town homes by Taylor Morrison Homes can be a great option for home buyers who seek maintenance-free living and great amenities at a price that can be as low as renting, says John Hennebery, vice president of sales and marketing for Taylor Morrison. ...more

December 9, 2007

Last month, the city council decided to hold off on a final decision to allow commercial development on a parcel near the truck bypass to give neighbors more opportunity to voice their opinion. ...more

December 4, 2007

For years, city and tourism officials have lamented that the Ritz-Carlton's flag hasn't flown over Tampa. ...more

November 28, 2007

Content with the site plan they approved this year, most city council members had their sights set on sealing the deal soon on a redevelopment project that has been in the works for almost a decade. ...more

November 26, 2007

The life-size horse that has surveyed James L. Redman Parkway for a quarter century from the roof of a local landmark has moved - to the roof next door. ...more

November 14, 2007