A thrift store with a unique mission will kick off its holiday season Tuesday with a shopping extravaganza. ...more

December 3, 2008

Jim Higgins wants to offer Love Bugg's Car Wash customers more than just a clean car looking spiffy both inside and out. ...more

November 30, 2008

The land has been cleared and Kohl's, the junior anchor store, opened seven weeks ago. ...more

November 27, 2008

The land has been cleared and the junior anchor store opened seven weeks ago. ...more

November 24, 2008

Randolph Lawrence wanted to expand the horizons for his business. The owner and director of the Florida Taekwondo & Hapkido Academy in Riverview wished to offer more classes in a greater variety of martial arts techniques. ...more

November 19, 2008

It was a bittersweet celebration Sunday during the grand opening of the exhibit, "Courage and Compassion: The Legacy of the Bielski Brothers," at The Florida Holocaust Museum. ...more

November 16, 2008

This past Saturday I had the pleasure to stop at the grand opening of the Outback USA Bait and Tackle Store. The radio station was on the air and enticed me being a fisherman that travels out of the area to get my bait and tackle to check it out. Being new to the area I was really surprised by the size, and the bait and tackle and marine hardware they displayed. I have been in many tackle stores and this is the best of the best. I met the owner Bob and complimented him and he walked me over to the rods and reels and handed my grandson a nice little spinner free of charge. ...more

November 15, 2008

Etching their names on what will become a sort-of time capsule for future generations, workers and their guests celebrated a milestone Friday in the construction of a new Tampa Art Museum: the ceremony to top off the building's frame with the installation of the final beam. ...more

November 8, 2008

In tough economic times, opening a gallery in downtown Tarpon Springs could be considered a bold move for Michelle Mardis, a local painter who has become known for her series of brilliantly colored canine portraits. Mardis wants her gallery to be an active part of the downtown and help spur a revival of the Tarpon Arcade. ...more

November 7, 2008

Publix held the grand opening this morning of its GreenWise Market in Hyde Park, and hundreds of people descended on the upscale, 39,000-square-foot store to shop, sightsee or both. ...more

November 6, 2008