The local Starbucks locations avoided the first wave of closings last summer. ...more

January 31, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - After months of tense negotiations, Pasco County school employees may get new contracts next week. ...more

January 31, 2009

A 10-year-old boy enrolled in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay got an early but timely birthday present today — two free tickets to the Super Bowl. ...more

January 29, 2009

The owners of the historic Kress building have been given six months to fix the crumbling facade of the downtown landmark. ...more

January 29, 2009

The owners of the historic Kress building have been given six months to fix up the crumbling facade of the downtown landmark. ...more

January 28, 2009

The woman who former City Clerk Karen Phillips intended to succeed her has done just that. ...more

January 22, 2009

Editor's Note: This is the second installment in an occasional series following Hillary Koontz along her journey as a first-year kindergarten teacher at Reddick Elementary School. ...more

January 21, 2009

The state reached a settlement with troubled Tampa Bay Academy that allows its mental health center to admit children if it pays a $50,000 fine and meets every standard set by regulators. ...more

January 16, 2009

SYDNEY, Australia - Position: Island caretaker. Duties: Lazing around Australia's Great Barrier Reef for six months. Salary: 150,000 Australian dollars ($100,000). ...more

January 13, 2009

A Tampa man who couldn't afford his car payments paid a man $200 to burn the vehicle, investigators say. ...more

January 13, 2009