The urban community is built out except for two parcels next to the latest condominium tower, The Plaza Harbour Island. ...more

July 19, 2008

A few years ago, when Harbour Island Inc. and assorted builders gradually turned over most of the community to its residents to govern, one thing was certain. ...more

June 25, 2008

"Hellloo," singsongs the woman answering the phone Friday at Ventana condominiums. ...more

June 21, 2008

In the city's urban core, which includes downtown and the Channel District, the biggest change is the addition of housing. ...more

June 4, 2008

The Tampa Bay History Center will make history when it opens in December, the first time the city has had such a spectacular free-standing structure for its artifacts and stories. ...more

May 24, 2008

DOWNTOWN - The 6.3-acre Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park, next the Tampa Marriott Waterside along Garrison Channel, could receive funding for its final phase. The city council will be asked Thursday to approve more than $2.8 million for the project, parks and recreation director Karen Palus said. The work includes adding 600 linear feet to the city's Riverwalk, and creating a Heroes Plaza to honor firefighters, law enforcement officers, rescue workers and military personnel killed in the line of duty. ...more

May 12, 2008

When Chinese poet Qu Yuan was exiled and flung himself into the Milou River more than 2,200 years ago, legend says local fishermen beat drums and slapped the water with paddles to keep water dragons and fish from eating him. ...more

May 4, 2008

To state her mission, Jane English, a former librarian, wrote 10 things she sought in a new home on a gold Post-It. ...more

February 9, 2008

People complained from the start. The new art museum was awfully small. The exhibit space was minimal. Workshop space was limited. The museum, located behind the Curtis Hixon Convention Center, was barely visible from the street. ...more

December 16, 2007

TAMPA - On Sunday, up to 20,000 rubber ducks will float down Garrison Channel in a race to raise money for America's Second Harvest of Tampa Bay food bank that distributes 50,000 meals per week. ...more

November 9, 2007