James Wright III, 29, likes the mean streets of his hometown exactly where they are, all the way across the country on California's coast. ...more

October 28, 2009

Plans to shut down and demolish the Publix supermarket in Tampa Palms to build a new one at the same spot is causing some shopping displeasure for loyal customers. ...more

October 28, 2009

Robin Morton took a Florida State University angel home. "They're just so cute - and they are happy," said the shopper at Arts & Crafts Under the Palms. ...more

October 28, 2009

With village entryway makeovers nearly completed, community leaders have set their sights on sprucing up street signs peppering Tampa Palms Areas 1 and 2. ...more

October 21, 2009

Faced with accommodating scores of weddings and social events year-round, the Compton Park clubhouse is in need of relief. ...more

October 21, 2009

A New Tampa real estate broker plans to challenge incumbent Tampa City Councilman Joseph Caetano in the 2011 elections. ...more

October 3, 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

The staff at New Identities Hair Studio is head over heels about charity. ...more

September 9, 2009

Mike Camunas, a St. Petersburg Times reporter, was arrested Tuesday morning on a charge of driving under the influence, jail records show. ...more

July 29, 2009

Investigators believe someone set a fire in a city storage building early this morning that caused at least $20,000 in damage. ...more

July 19, 2009