A St. Petersburg man was arrested Thursday, accused of taking a woman's Super Bowl tickets, ostensibly to sell them on her behalf, and then failing to return to her any money for them. Thomas Coelho, 40, of 555 Ninth Ave. N.E., was charged with scheme to defraud. Bail was set at $100,000. ...more

July 10, 2009

If you wanted to see the disconnect between bankers, who have been accused of hoarding money, and businesses that need loans, the Port of Tampa's Cruise Terminal 3 was the place to be Wednesday. ...more

February 19, 2009

Wachovia is suing state Rep. Darryl Rouson, claiming he failed to repay a $100,000 loan he took out in 2004 while he was running a law firm in St. Petersburg. ...more

December 11, 2008

Wachovia is suing state Rep. Darryl Rouson, claiming Rouson failed to repay a $100,000 loan he took out in 2004 while he was running a law firm in St. Petersburg. ...more

December 10, 2008

As we approach the finish line in this heated campaign, we must congratulate all those in the race: My most sincere congratulations to our Sheriff Susan Benton for her magnificent and professional wisdom. The P.B.A. has made a lot of noise against her, like a hen does when she has merely laid an egg, and when you listen to the hen noise it is as if she had laid an asteroid. ...more

November 2, 2008

The chamber of commerce will continue to run the annual Christmas parade. ...more

October 20, 2008

This civil court war is over. Joan Kennedy Biddle, who sued the city this year to collect $22 million for a Civil War-era debt owed to her great-grandfather plus 147 years' worth of interest, has given up the fight. ...more

May 31, 2008