Crematory owners who received permits last year to operate units for human and animal remains want permits for two more animal cremation units and one additional human cremation unit. ...more

August 6, 2008

A group of about 30 artists will offer works for sale at a benefit Saturday to aid homeless female war veterans. ...more

July 30, 2008

A historic Ybor City building that was the focus of a preservation fight after it caught fire 20 months ago looks much the same as it did in the days immediately following the blaze. ...more

July 27, 2008

TAMPA - Marsh Meadows wanted her medications Monday morning, say Tampa police, so she dialed 911. ...more

July 15, 2008

FAIRS & FESTS Saturday Festival of Chariots, a religious and cultural festival commemorating the journey of Krishna featuring a chariot and other floats; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; free; Al Lopez Park, 4810 N. Himes Ave., Tampa; (813) 295 5551 ...more

July 4, 2008

Slowly but surely, Ybor City's art scene is experiencing a resurgence. That's how it seems to Brad Cooper and Walter Romeo, two longtime Ybor residents and artists who have seen new artists and ventures revitalize the community in recent years. ...more

July 2, 2008

More than 70 galleries and museums in the Bay area are hosting exhibits related to this month's "Convergence 2008: Textures in the Tropics," an international conference of fiber and textile art sponsored by Handweavers Guild of America. ...more

June 11, 2008

TAMPA - A man is recovering this morning at Tampa General Hospital after being shot outside the Blue Shark nightclub in Ybor City overnight, police said. ...more

June 5, 2008

Reid Sigmon, executive director of the Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee, will address the Ybor City Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday at the Columbia Restaurant, 2117 E. Seventh Ave. ...more

May 8, 2008

Friday NETWORK PROFESSIONALS LEADS GROUP: Weekly at 7:30 a.m., St. Petersburg Yacht Club, 11 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Call Ron O'Connor at (727) 367-3737. ...more

May 8, 2008