Watching a thunderstorm from behind the windows of a deluxe apartment 30 stories above downtown Tampa, Ed Balchon considered trading in the suburbs for urban living. ...more

June 22, 2008

TAMPA It was supposed to be the shining example of downtown Tampa's revitalization. A luxury condominium with a name recognizable around the globe. ...more

June 19, 2008

TAMPA - The developers of Trump Tower Tampa filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday - a sign the tower may never go up. ...more

June 18, 2008

Students from Metropolitan Ministries Academy and Rampello Downtown Partnership School participated in recent photography workshops. ...more

June 14, 2008

NEW AMERICAN/FUSION ASHLEY STREET GRILLE, 200 N. Ashley Drive, downtown Tampa; (813) 226-4400. A riverfront view and nouvelle Floridian cuisine make this a strong contender in the downtown restaurant market. Located in the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel, this attractive eatery simmers with culinary talent. The chef's signature appetizer is Lobster Strudel - shiitake mushrooms, Boursin cheese and fresh lobster in phyllo dough with truffle bechamel sauce. A popular entree is Seafood St. Jacque - green lip mussels, sea scallops and sauteed shrimp in a bechamel sauce topped with piped potato. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. ($$) ...more

May 30, 2008

TAMPA - Police closed the Brorein Street bridge downtown for about 40 minutes today while searching for a suspected burglar hiding beneath it. The bridge was reopened about 11:23 a.m. after searchers found Donald Roberts, 41, hiding among the machinery that raises and lowers the bridge. ...more

May 29, 2008

When talking about projects that will transform neighborhoods, the buzz in Tampa these days is all about the changes coming to downtown's entryway: a new Tampa Museum of Art, the Glazer Children's Museum, a new Riverwalk, a remodeled Ashley Drive and a redesigned Curtis Hixon Park. ...more

May 27, 2008

When the Tampa Downtown Partnership held its second annual review of its 2005 Vision and Action Plan last year, the audience presented a mixed bag of ideas. ...more

May 24, 2008

TAMPA - Two weeks ago, Gov. Charlie Crist appointed a county judge to fill a circuit judge seat left vacant when Monica Sierra resigned to continue as a volunteer for an evangelical mission in Israel's West Bank. ...more

May 23, 2008

A little more than a year after the notorious intersection of interstates 4 and 275 in downtown Tampa was upgraded, traffic is again slowing down and sometimes grinding to a halt, and not just during rush hours. ...more

February 24, 2008