Live entertainment sets up on lawn of the Tampa Bay History Center. See entire article's photo album here.

DOWNTOWN - This year, Downtown’s lon… Continue

Old location of Big John's Alabama BBQ. Its new location is set to open February 2.

URBAN CORRIDOR – The new year appears to have brought with it a flurry of restaurants for downtown Tampa and its nearby, Urban Corridor neighborhoods. S… Continue

Historic Hyde Park Home Tour taking place March 6. See article's entire photo gallery here.

HYDE PARK – Many residents of historic Hyde Park will open their… Continue

West Tampa's Fort Homer Hesterly Armory. See more photos here.

WEST TAMPA/SOUTH TAMPA - Heritage Square LLC, which three years ago won the bid to develop West Tampa’s Fort Homer Hesterly Armory site i… Continue

DOWNTOWN/TAMPA HEIGHTS - The American Basketball Association (ABA) has announced it will add a team in Tampa Bay for the 2010-2011 season.

"This is the first of 10 ABA teams that will be owned and operated by SEP (Sports Equity Partners) in the Southeast,” state… Continue

Chalk Walk set to return in 2010. See article's entire photo gallery here.

HYDE PARK - The Chalk Walk Festival is a family-friendly, three-day public art display of eye-ca… Continue

Will downtown Tampa soon have a supermarket?

DOWNTOWN & YBOR CITY - The Tampa Downtown Partnership (TDP) is conducting a survey to solicit input in support of a future grocery store to serve the people of downtown Tampa and Ybor City. Residents of – and employees in… Continue

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New Batter: Adding to the controversy of whether St. Petersburg shou… Continue