Tampa has gotten the federal OK to spend $13.6 million to buy foreclosed and abandoned properties. The funding will come from the city's share of the $3.9 billion Neighborhood Stabilization Program, a response to escalating foreclosures nationwide. The stabilization program is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. ...more

January 20, 2009

The U.S. House on Wednesday approved a major expansion of federally funded health coverage for children, a measure that would slam cigar manufacturers in Tampa and across the country with a big tax increase. ...more

January 15, 2009

the football game of the year, the world coming to town - and Tampa still hasn't got its act together. ...more

January 14, 2009

The e-mail from one of Mother Trib's editors was urgent: "I need your Social Security number. The NFL wants it for your Super Bowl credentials." ...more

January 13, 2009

Former boarding home operator Daphne Jones said she considers taking care of the downtrodden a "ministry" and wants to clear her reputation. ...more

January 9, 2009

The former operator of boarding home who faced 18 felony counts of adult abuse will not go to jail. Daphne Jones, under a plea agreement with prosecutors, pleaded guilty this morning to one reduced count of culpable negligence, a second-degree misdemeanor. Prosecutors dropped the remaining 17 charges. ...more

January 8, 2009

Two exhibits will open Friday in two studios in the building that houses the West Tampa Center for the Arts. ...more

January 7, 2009

I've always loved Brevard. When my folks lived in this small North Carolina college town it was sort of a Mayberry accented by the town's iconic white squirrels. ...more

January 4, 2009

It's New Year's Eve, and there is a dance at the West Tampa Convention Center designed to take partygoers back in time. ...more

December 31, 2008

Tough times call for yellow underwear. In the weeks leading up to the New Year, Juan Varon can't keep yellow underwear on the racks of his clothing and lingerie store, Pompis, in West Tampa. ...more

December 28, 2008