The city council on Thursday approved a request from Lowry Park Zoo to expand alcohol sales and consumption to every corner of the tourist attraction. ...more

February 19, 2010

The city council on Thursday approved a request from Lowry Park Zoo to expand alcohol sales and consumption to every corner of the tourist attraction. ...more

February 18, 2010

A request from Lowry Park Zoo to expand alcohol sales and consumption to every corner of the 56-acre attraction goes before the city council today. ...more

February 18, 2010

Few, if any, one-day sporting events grab fan attention more than the Super Bowl and Super Bowl XLIV (that's 44) promises to be no exception as football fans who couldn't get or afford tickets flock to local venues to watch the game unfold. ...more

February 6, 2010

It's Mardi Gras, Florida-style. The county's largest re-creation of Fat Tuesday in New Orleans will be part of the 19th Downtown Dunedin Merchants street celebration on Main Street. ...more

January 30, 2010

During the Jan. 19 city council meeting, Councilman Ken Halloway declared a feeling of dejÀ vu. ...more

January 27, 2010

Grab a beer and watch the elephants romp around the wildlife preserve. That's a possibility under a proposal from Lowry Park Zoo to expand alcohol sales and consumption to every corner of the sprawling 56-acre central Tampa tourist attraction. ...more

January 7, 2010

A cigar street party, Light Up the Night, will benefit the Tampa Firefighters Museum and the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation. ...more

November 11, 2009

A well-known Tampa musician has ventured into the restaurant business for a second time with a pub that has been around more than 25 years. Johnny G. Lyon of the Johnny G. Lyon Band, known as JGLB, has reopened The Proud Lion Pub, 124 W. Fletcher Ave, which he plans to be home base for the rock 'n' rollers. In addition to the music, the restaurant serves pizza, salads, chicken wings, sandwiches and lots of cold beer, wine and mixed drinks. ...more

March 30, 2009

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is an abridged version of a story that appeared in The Tampa Tribune's Sept. 23, 1993, editions, when President Bill Clinton introduced his health care reform package. Because of congressional battles, the plan remained in limbo and ultimately went nowhere. In March 1995, the Government Accounting Office estimated the Clinton administration spent about $10 million without reforming health care. ...more

March 29, 2009