WEST TAMPA - Al Noto began the fundraiser for Tampa's MacDonald Training Center 34 years ago. Through the years it has grown to a fundraiser that attracts people from all walks of life, including judges, politicians and civic leaders who come to lend a hand serving spaghetti. ...more

March 31, 2009

A 31-year-old woman found slain last week will be buried in northern Florida, with visitation in Tampa, a funeral home said Tuesday. ...more

November 26, 2008

A 31-year-old woman found slain last week will be buried in northwest Florida, with visitation in Tampa, a funeral home said today. ...more

November 25, 2008

HUDSON -- Even in the Information Age, finding useful, specific information on demand can be a challenge. For seniors, it can be especially daunting to even locate services and agencies that aid older people, let alone make the most of them. U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis and Community Aging and Retirement Services cut out a lot of the legwork Monday, as they teamed up to organize and host a Senior Health & Wellness Fair at the CARES Rao Musunuru, M.D., Enrichment Center. ...more

June 28, 2008

The east-west connector road is off the table, but an often-delayed proposal to build nearly 300 homes along the city's southern border has resurfaced. ...more

June 10, 2008

TAMPA - Three humongous inflatable rats wave in the breeze to people passing by St. Joseph's Hospital on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, the manifestation of a labor dispute between contractors the hospital has hired and a local union. ...more

May 23, 2008

Journeying back from Chicago on Interstate 75, I noticed an interstate sign stating that Tampa was about 12 miles further than St. Petersburg. This was repeated at least three other times while traveling south (with different mileage, of course). ...more

November 23, 2007

Bring any creature to the Franciscan Center, 3010 Perry Avenue in Tampa, for a "Blessing of the Animals" at 6 tonight as part a celebration of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. ...more

October 4, 2007