The owners of the historic Kress Building are facing a litany of code violations for failing to fix up the crumbling facade of the downtown landmark. ...more

December 19, 2008

The quarter-mile-long riverfront bend that runs from Franklin Street east to Channelside Drive has been known by many names through the years. ...more

December 2, 2008

this season, anyway - to sport a blue Mohawk and have people instantly understand. ...more

November 1, 2008

Time will fall back this year, but in keeping with the 2005 law that changed the time that the time changes. ...more

October 27, 2008

Puppies, kittens, dogs and cats are available for adoption until 2 p.m. today in downtown Tampa's Lykes Gaslight Square Park. ...more

October 17, 2008

The Local Motion events are designed to offer downtown workers an enjoyable and invigorating walk that fits into the workday. ...more

October 9, 2008

When the red bricks of the 95-year-old Gary School came crashing down last week, neighborhood activist Fran Costantino cried. ...more

September 14, 2008

Hoping to preserve Tampa's architectural legacy, a city councilwoman has proposed spending $100,000 to repair the collapsing rooftop of the Kress building, one of the city's threatened downtown landmarks. ...more

September 11, 2008

Hoping to preserve Tampa's architectural legacy, a city councilwoman has proposed spending $100,000 to repair the collapsing rooftop of the Kress building, one of the city's threatened downtown landmarks. ...more

September 10, 2008

Fire Chief Walter Mathews liked to stand up in his Hudson Touring Car while his driver charged to fires. The brazen act eventually cost Mathews his life in 1929. While speeding to the burning Alhambra Café on Franklin Street, one of his cars collided with an aerial truck at the corner of Cass Street and Florida Avenue. ...more

September 1, 2008