The role Tampa's seaport has played throughout history will be the focus of a display to debut at the Tampa Bay History Center's new building, which is scheduled to open on Jan. 17. ...more

January 5, 2009

A local chain of walk-in clinics hopes to expand in the area under the new ownership of a larger West Virginia company. ...more

December 31, 2008

A local chain of walk-in clinics hopes to expand in the area under the new ownership of a larger West Virginia company. ...more

December 30, 2008

Three of 31 nursing homes in Hillsborough County received five stars while six received just one in a national ranking system just launched by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. ...more

December 24, 2008

One of the best new home deals in west central Florida is at Channing Park near the FishHawk community, says John Hennebery, vice president of sales and marketing for Taylor Morrison Homes. ...more

December 21, 2008

Opportunity In Slowdown Victoria Tschinkel misses a key point in advocating sustainable urban development for Florida (Views, Dec. 14). Indeed, she discounts one of the critical ingredients to further this goal. She argues for the preservation of growth management laws that inhibit and render more expensive the urban growth she seeks to promote. ...more

December 18, 2008

Regional regulators today modified watering restrictions for new lawns in response to complaints from sod business owners. ...more

December 16, 2008

With roughly 1,000 firearms stolen from gun dealers each year in West Central Florida, federal agents want shop owners to be more vigilant in the lead-up to the Super Bowl. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives gave a seminar today for some of the region's 1,600 licensed firearms dealers. Among the topics: how burglars break into gun stores. ...more

December 15, 2008

Despite some controversies over their tenure, both of Florida's state party chairmen, Democrat Karen Thurman and Republican Jim Greer, appear headed for re-election to their posts. ...more

December 15, 2008

The front that moved over West Central Florida and scattered a smidgen of rain here and there is well to our south now, which means the cool air behind it is starting to settle in. ...more

December 7, 2008