East Tampa residents ponder what to do with two properties - former bars that were frequent trouble spots for police - acquired in recent years by the city. ...more

December 14, 2009

With Councilman Tom Scott running for mayor, the sprawling district that he represents is wide open for a challenge in the 2011 city elections. ...more

December 12, 2009

Vincent Pawlowski, a personal injury lawyer and former Ybor City nightclub owner, filed paperwork this week with the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections to run for City Council District 5, which comprises East Tampa, Ybor City and parts of West Tampa. Councilman Tom Scott, who currently owns the seat, is running for mayor. ...more

December 11, 2009

For the past four years, guidance counselor John Hinze has accompanied students from Cahoon Elementary to Wharton High for the annual Winter Fest. ...more

December 9, 2009

Preservationists are hoping to save a 1925 Victorian-style house that faces demolition unless it finds a new home. ...more

November 25, 2009

A mysterious simian variously described as a baboon, monkey and, at one point, a raccoon may have been sighted again this morning, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

November 20, 2009

Eric Gonzalez and his wife, Tiffany, were driving on Linebaugh Avenue on Wednesday afternoon when an animal darted in front of their 2007 Dodge Caravan. ...more

November 19, 2009

The push to widen 40th Street goes back four decades to residents' pleas to then-Mayor Nick Nuccio for help. Promises were made, but nothing happened. ...more

November 13, 2009

Tampa community leaders hope a new processing plant for lead acid batteries can help revitalize a poor East Tampa neighborhood, create jobs and clean up a contaminated property. ...more

November 13, 2009

It's a monkey, not a raccoon, after all. ...more

November 11, 2009