TAMPA - A Brookings Institution survey of "walkable" U.S. cities ranks the Tampa area dead last. ...more

December 4, 2007

A fire at a pool company in a Riverview-area strip mall damaged three businesses Saturday morning, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue reported. ...more

December 1, 2007

A fire at a pool company located in a Riverview-area strip mall damaged three businesses Saturday morning, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue reported. The cause of the fire, at Paradise Pool at 11645 Boyette Rd, has not been determined. ...more

December 1, 2007

The idea is to re-create the food and ambience of a wood-fired grill on a Mexican beach. The reality is more like a clean cantina with a strip-mall vibe. But that doesn't mean Chicos Wood Fired Grill doesn't deliver on some of its promises. ...more

November 8, 2007

TAMPA The idea is to re-create the food and ambience of a wood-fired grill on a Mexican beach. The reality is more like a clean cantina with a strip-mall vibe. But that doesn't mean Chicos Wood Fired Grill doesn't deliver on some of its promises. ...more

November 7, 2007

The new and improved, more attractive Busch Boulevard may be bad for business, property owners fear. ...more

October 31, 2007

The new and improved, more attractive Busch Boulevard may be bad for business, property owners fear. ...more

October 29, 2007

The new and improved, more attractive Busch Boulevard may be bad for business, property owners fear. ...more

October 27, 2007

It looks innocent enough, just another storefront in a busy south Lakeland strip mall, nestled between Nail Boutique and Lynn's Fish 'n Pets. ...more

October 23, 2007

LAKELAND - It looks innocent enough, just another storefront in a busy south Lakeland strip mall, nestled right between "Nail Boutique" and "Lynn's Fish 'n Pets." But Polk County Sheriff's Office vice detectives say The Palms Redemption Arcade has been operating as an illegal gambling house full of video slot machines since it opened about two months ago. This afternoon, they arrested the owner of the business, Janet Bruggeman, 55, and her husband Joseph, 52. ...more

October 22, 2007