HANDS AND WRISTS: Helen Ellis Occupational Health Center, 2508 U.S. 19 N., Holiday, will have a free screening for hand and wrist problems, including carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis and compression syndrome, from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday. Appointments are required; call (727) 943-3600. ...more

October 31, 2009

Grocery prices Last week Publix had a particular variety of tomato on sale. The Tribune published an article on the big drop in tomato prices and included that in a story that implied Publix was paying too little for produce, causing hardship on farmworkers. ...more

October 31, 2009

Firefighters want more money for college tuition reimbursement. Police officers want to add another floating holiday and increase their annual leave and sick time. ...more

October 29, 2009

Two years after abandoning plans to install red light cameras across the city, Tampa officials are taking another look at the controversial traffic control devices. ...more

October 29, 2009

Two stormwater retention ponds are the talk of East Tampa. "Who would have thought that stormwater ponds are so interesting?" said Mayor Pam Iorio. "But they are." ...more

October 28, 2009

St. Joseph's Hospitals Foundation hosted a Founders' Day Eve celebration on Sept. 30. ...more

October 28, 2009

The Robinson High School Starlets, a 28-member color guard team, will have their first Starlets of the Future Day on Sunday. ...more

October 28, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio unveiled the latest section of Tampa Riverwalk at a ceremony on Monday. The Riverwalk's South Plaza, which includes a towering mural by artist Bruce Marsh, is the start of a waterfront pedestrian corridor from the Channel District to the Brorein Street Bridge. It is a $2.1 million redevelopment project with land donated by Harbour Island Community Services Association and the Tampa Bay Lightning. ...more

October 27, 2009

Get ready to take a walk along the newest section of Tampa's Riverwalk. ...more

October 24, 2009

Local officials are asking the state to come up with a plan more quickly for how the Howard Frankland Bridge could accommodate a light-rail line. ...more

October 24, 2009