It takes eight hours to brace, bolt and unfold the complicated extensions of the Landslide ride and workers today had just started in the chilly wind sweeping the midway at the Florida State Fairgrounds. ...more

February 3, 2009

Pauline Cole remembers riding in the back of the Ybor City streetcar because she was black. ...more

January 19, 2009

After 10 years of serving Spanish food from their rented gas station locale, Ramon and Maria Martinez needed to find a new location for their restaurant, El Nino. ...more

September 24, 2008

I never drank. I never smoked. But I used to eat like crazy. I loved to eat Spanish food and Chinese food. Six years ago, I weighed 210 pounds, and I am 5-foot-9. I started walking every morning and afternoon, and I lost 30 pounds. ...more

July 31, 2008

Hiram Mercado, 71, Tampa Goal: Better fitness following major heart surgery ...more

July 5, 2008