The temporary Wal-Mart Hiring Center had more than 2,000 jobseekers hoping to fill its 350 open positions in time for the new Supercenter's opening in August, according to one of the new Supercenter's co-managers. Sherri Smith, who manned five other hiring centers in the Tampa Bay area, said she was "shocked" by the number of jobseekers that applied at the hiring center the past four weeks since it opened. "It's a lot of paperwork," she said. "For being such a small town, I'm astounded in how many we're getting." ...more

June 25, 2008

TAMPA – The wife of a man serving a 15-year prison sentence for bankruptcy fraud also will serve time behind bars. ...more

June 20, 2008

TAMPA - Joanne Cone, who is scheduled to be sentenced Friday for bankruptcy fraud, was "blinded and deluded by her love for her husband," her attorney says in court papers. ...more

June 19, 2008

Seven years ago, Keller Williams Realty wasn't on many radars but it is now, says Kevin Chadwick, owner and operating principal of the company's South Tampa, Brandon, Plant City, Apollo Beach and Bloomingdale offices. ...more

May 20, 2008

A double shot of South Tampa's nightlife has opened in Northdale. Mangroves, a successful restaurant and bar for 12 years on South Howard Avenue, features fancy food and drinks. Managers in Northdale say their clientele are happy a trip to South Tampa is not required for an upscale night out. ...more

May 3, 2008

Once one of the state's biggest road contractors, Michael Cone will spend the next 20 years behind bars, undone, a judge said, by his greed and sheer inability to tell the truth. ...more

May 3, 2008

SOUTH TAMPA - MacDill Air Force Base opens its gates this weekend with AirFest, a free show of military and civilian aircraft in the air and on the ground. ...more

May 2, 2008

After he barely qualified for the Accenture Match Play Championship, Pat Perez almost sounded as it he wished he hadn't earned a spot in the year's first of three World Golf Championship events. ...more

February 18, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Fred Everson. ...more

February 17, 2008

MVP PROFILE Shark junior rallies to become school's first state qualifier. ...more

February 15, 2008