WestShore Plaza owner may change WestShore Plaza could have a new owner soon. Current owner Glimcher Realty Trust is close to a deal to sell a 60 percent stake in WestShore and one other mall to private equity firm Blackstone Group LP for $195 million, the Wall Street Journal said, citing unnamed sources. ...more

November 4, 2009

Most kids' playhouses are nice and all. But what would happen if 20 funky architects took on the backyard and devoted some spare time to re-envision the classic structure? ...more

October 24, 2009

The fashion show season is in full swing, with groups planning events to showcase spring collections and raise money for the charities. ...more

March 25, 2009

The Temple Terrace Juniorettes' annual community Easter Egg Hunt is April 4 at Riverhills Park. The event includes prizes, face painting, crafts, snacks and a visit from the Easter Bunny. ...more

March 25, 2009

In the face of a lagging economy, the business of the Super Bowl isn't bogged down. The NFL Super Bowl outlet, opened in November next to WestShore Plaza, stood nearly empty Tuesday morning, two days after Pittsburgh beat Arizona, and people still streamed in. ...more

February 4, 2009

In the face of a lagging economy, the business of the Super Bowl isn't bogged down. The NFL Super Bowl outlet, opened in November next to WestShore Plaza, stood nearly empty Tuesday morning, two days after Pittsburgh beat Arizona, and people still streamed in. Where once there were two wide rooms full of merchandise, now there is only one, with a depleted selection of T-shirts, jackets, sweatshirts and pennants. ...more

February 3, 2009

Lines are already forming for free makeup being given away because of a class-action lawsuit. At the cosmetics counter at Macy's at Westshore Plaza, the line snaked out the door this into the cold as customers stood in line to get a free soap. Saks Fifth Avenue cosmetic counters were handing out under-eye cream. Lines were similarly long at the Citrus Park mall. ...more

January 20, 2009

What does a teenager from Tampa wear to an inaugural ball? It didn't take long for Kristina Sutor to come up with something. She quickly settled on a royal-blue halter-top evening gown Thursday as she and five other teens from the Jim Walter Interbay Boys & Girls Club shopped for a D.C.-worthy wardrobe at Macy's at WestShore Plaza. ...more

January 16, 2009

A federal office building in downtown Tampa was evacuated this afternoon when a suspicious package was found in the mailroom, authorities say. Seventy-five people working in the building, which houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services workers, were evacuated about 1:45 p.m., Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Bill Wade said in a written statement. ...more

January 15, 2009

The Tampa Theatre plans to show the live broadcast of the presidential Inauguration Day ceremony for Barack Obama on the big screen Tuesday. ...more

January 15, 2009