Monday morning, the board of Tampa Bay Water voted to spend $1 million for a consultant to help the regional wholesale utility select the firm that will get the job of fixing the many cracks that have developed in its 15-billion-gallon C.W. Bill Young Reservoir. Fixing this crack problem at the reservoir, which is less than five years old, is going to cost almost as much as the $146 million it cost to build it. When you're throwing around that kind of dough, what's another million tacked onto the bottom line? ...more

October 21, 2009

This brittle packs a punch! ...more

October 1, 2009

In a short-term memory, seconds become years. ...more

March 25, 2009

A collection of advice on kitchen questions. ...more

February 11, 2009

After an MVP campaign in the Finnish Elite League, D Cory Murphy thought he finally caught his break to play in the NHL when he signed a two-year deal with Florida before the 2007-08 season. ...more

January 22, 2009

A crack in a concrete beam for a parking garage under construction at Tampa International Airport will cost $1.93 million to repair, airport officials said Thursday. ...more

January 9, 2009

A crack in a concrete beam for a parking garage under construction at Tampa International Airport will cost $1.93 million to repair, airport officials said this morning. ...more

January 8, 2009

A police cruiser rolled over after a pursuit early Monday along U.S. 301, where officials say a man smoked crack and taunted officers before he sped off in his van. ...more

January 6, 2009

Steven Craig Wentworth, of 1712 Comanche Ave., Tampa, was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, fleeing and eluding, resisting arrest without violence and possession of drug paraphernalia. ...more

November 11, 2008

8:15 a.m.: Seniors were out at the crack of dawn this morning to cast their votes at one of five precincts in the retirement community of Sun City Center. Officials at Kings Point, Precinct 904, reported residents standing outside the locked clubhouse as early as 5:30 a.m. When the doors opened at 7, more than 200 voters stood waiting in line, many assisted by walkers. ...more

November 4, 2008