Judy Genshaft hadn't been at her job as president of the University of South Florida long when she was introduced to Lee Roy Selmon. He was an associate director of athletics at the time, and it's fair to say Genshaft didn't quite grasp who she was meeting. ...more

November 8, 2009

Two stormwater retention ponds are the talk of East Tampa. "Who would have thought that stormwater ponds are so interesting?" said Mayor Pam Iorio. "But they are." ...more

October 28, 2009

City officials and neighborhood activists dedicate two "lakes" in East Tampa. ...more

October 21, 2009

Organizers of the New Tampa Arts Festival are putting away the brushes for a year. In light of the launch of the New Tampa Chamber of Commerce, its new board has agreed to put the arts festival on hiatus. They decided there was insufficient time to host the juried arts show. The event was scheduled for Nov. 21-22. ...more

October 2, 2009

It's official: New Tampa has a third Rotary Club. Organizers of the New Tampa Evening Rotary learned last week its application for charter membership had been approved by Rotary International, said Said Iravani, a founding member and club vice president. ...more

April 1, 2009

A retail center that will include a Quiznos sandwich shop is under construction on North 22nd Street and slated for a late summer opening. ...more

March 27, 2009

Residents are considering potential names for a retention pond on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard that is being fashioned into a small lake. ...more

March 18, 2009

A modern musical take on "Alice in Wonderland" is the first play that the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center will attempt to take to Broadway, the center announced today. ...more

March 5, 2009

Skateboarders have a month to brush up on a batch of new extreme tricks, in time for the opening of the New Tampa Skate Park. ...more

February 22, 2009

Local skateboarders have a month to brush up on a batch of new extreme tricks, in time for the opening of the New Tampa Skate Park. ...more

February 18, 2009