Scott Estes, president of the New Tampa Chamber of Commerce, has his sights set on registering 500 members within five years of the organization's founding. ...more

December 9, 2009

You can feed your stomach and your soul at a special event going on in downtown Tampa from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday. ...more

November 16, 2009

Tampa community leaders hope a new processing plant for lead acid batteries can help revitalize a poor East Tampa neighborhood, create jobs and clean up a contaminated property. ...more

November 13, 2009

A slow economy, a worn-out storefront and a big empty space worked to developer John Yo's advantage. He had talked about sprucing up his uncle's 22nd Street convenience store property, and suddenly he had the time. ...more

November 11, 2009

Today, the dedicated civic leader and athlete will be the first Buccaneer inducted into the team's Ring of Honor. ...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