Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, which operates the state's pay-to-drive roads, deserves applause for landscaping that makes motoring a pleasure along the Suncoast Parkway in Pasco and Hernando counties. ...more

May 23, 2008

If you have a mother, you have an issue. Most people deal with it through psychiatry or talking it out with friends or siblings. Dudley Clendinen chose a different approach: He spent 400 days living with his mother in a retirement home in Tampa. Then, he wrote a book about it. ...more

May 4, 2008

Heavy traffic won't be the only difficulty confronting this weekend's AirFest. A hospital construction project at MacDill Air Force Base will make parking more challenging than in the past. ...more

May 2, 2008

A nonprofit group that collects organs, skin and bone tissue from the deceased and transports them to needy patients will build a new $26.5 million tissue bank in the Brandon area. ...more

February 22, 2008

When Lisa Vaill of Gainesville crossed the finish line along Bayshore Boulevard on Sunday, it seemed certain she would be bestowed the honor of top female runner for the Gasparilla Half Marathon. ...more

February 11, 2008

Rick Hoyt's entrance into this life had been a rough one. The umbilical cord had wrapped around his neck during birth, cutting off oxygen to his brain. Doctors said he was a spastic quadriplegic - a form of cerebral palsy. He would never walk. He would never speak. ...more

February 10, 2008

TAMPA - With the sound of a horn, the mass of humanity lined up at Bayshore Boulevard surged forward this morning. Thousands sprang forth from the starting line, bound for glory or the satisfaction of just staying the course. ...more

February 9, 2008

They Don't Own Streets I thought Gasparilla was for everybody to enjoy and not just the "chosen few." Why is it that the parking on Davis Islands or the side streets between MacDill Avenue and Bayshore Boulevard gets so restricted that one has to pay to park or not go to the event? ...more

February 2, 2008

For eight decades, Tampa Garden Club members have taught horticulture to children, meticulously judged plants, hosted flower shows, delivered potted plants to veterans and swapped the best secrets for growing roses. ...more

January 30, 2008

No doubt, the revelers who pillaged Bayshore Boulevard on Saturday trashed the place. But this year's Gasparilla festivities were a little greener than last year's. ...more

January 27, 2008