For several years, a war of words has been raging in Ybor City. Spanish-speaking visitors have questioned why the signs on Seventh Avenue, the historic district's main thoroughfare, misspelled the word for "seventh." ...more

January 15, 2009

For several years, a war of words has been raging in Ybor City. ...more

January 14, 2009

A proposal to raise rates for customers of Peoples Gas is about $21 million too high, according to the Office of Public Counsel, which represents Florida consumers. ...more

January 14, 2009

Can you run up 42 flights of stairs without collapsing of exhaustion? If so, the Tampa Bay chapter of the American Lung Association wants to hear from you. The association is preparing to hold its annual "Climb Tampa" challenge in March, where dozens of brave souls race to the top of the 42-story Bank of America building in downtown. ...more

January 14, 2009

Developers want a second chance to persuade a county hearing officer that their plans for a suburban village off Balm Road are sound. ...more

January 14, 2009

Owners of the Rowdies professional soccer team will seek a rezoning from the Hillsborough County Commission today for construction of a 5,000-seat stadium in Town 'N Country. ...more

January 13, 2009

There's a new event this year in conjunction with the winter and spring "parade" season in the Tampa Bay area: the Inter-Krewe Council's Beads and Blessing Interfaith Parade Prayer Breakfast. ...more

January 13, 2009

A bell echoed through St. Timothy Lutheran Church on Sunday, its high-pitched chimes accompanying a reading of the names of local homeless people who died this year. ...more

December 22, 2008

A bell echoed through St. Timothy Lutheran Church Sunday, its high-pitched chimes accompanying a reading of the names of local homeless people who died this year. ...more

December 21, 2008

FREE YOGA CLASSES: The Lotus Room, 1101 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, will offer free stress-relief yoga classes from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays and 7 to 8:175 p.m. Thursdays through December. Free classes will also be offered at Lotus Pond, 6201 Lynn Road, Tampa on Mondays from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Mondays through December. Call (813) 254-6777 or visit www.yogalotusroom.com. ...more

December 20, 2008