This is a partial list of crimes and service calls reported Nov. 16-22 to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the sheriff's office at (813) 247-8200. 33556 Alvina St, Block 7300, disturbance, Nov. 19, 7:49 p.m. ...more

November 24, 2008

There's a lot going on this week at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts. ...more

November 19, 2008

A day care operator has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 1-year-old girl in her care, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

November 8, 2008

A man wearing black paint on his face as well as a black wig, fake mustache and beard took money from a Brandon bank today, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

November 7, 2008

CHINESE CHINA BUFFET, 1245 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa; (813) 615-1310. The star attraction of this all-you-can-eat buffet is its surprisingly fresh, high-quality sushi. For lunch, they have an ample variety of sushi rolls, with a few pieces of nigiri (strips of fish atop fingers of rice) here and there. Plus there's vegetarian sushi for those who haven't yet made the leap to raw fish. For dinner, they put out more nigiri, which requires much more fish. The rest of the buffet is the standard fare of most Chinese restaurants - noodles, vegetables, different types of pork and chicken, soups and salad-makings. They also offer you-peel-'em crawdads and cold shrimp. ($) ...more

November 7, 2008

Mary Lee's House, a child advocacy and protection center, received rave reviews at its grand opening Oct. 29. ...more

November 5, 2008

While a man served as her lookout, a woman jumped over the counter at a Walgreens on Armenia Avenue and grabbed a bin of prepared prescriptions Oct. 27, Tampa police say. ...more

November 3, 2008

A 25-year-old Tampa man was arrested early Sunday morning after Hillsborough County deputies say he attacked two women with a baseball bat, according to criminal arrest affidavits. ...more

October 12, 2008

Manny Machin, a well-known Tampa defense lawyer who had been a star witness in a local corruption trial in the 1990s, died Monday following a battle with cancer. He was 50. ...more

October 9, 2008

Beneath a shady tree, the Rev. Len Piotrowski on Saturday intoned about the pairs of animals saved in Noah's ark and other creatures great and small. ...more

October 5, 2008