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New residences rising to challenge of more liveable downtown Tampa

A planning team was brought in by the city to develop the InVision Tampa Center City Plan, which was approved as a blueprint for the downtown area in 2013. It called for liveable places, connected people and the proverbial live-work-play community. >> view original

Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland A's game preview

Following an awful start to their 10-game trip, the Tampa Bay Rays are in position to record a well-earned split on the trek. They can conclude their journey with a fourth straight victory Sunday over an Oakland Athletics club that continues to ... >> view original

Decade after Katrina, Tampa at higher risk for hurricane damage

A decade after Hurricane Katrina formed, the city at greatest risk for a hurricane isn't New Orleans...it's Tampa. "I have always been very concerned about the Tampa Bay area because of the fact that there are so many places, so many people and so much ... >> view original

Tampa City Council to consider proposal to raise stormwater fee

After some of the city's heaviest rain since the Nixon administration, the City Council will hold a public hearing Thursday on the idea of raising the city's stormwater fee for the first time in a decade. It is one of Tampa's biggest checkbook issues ... >> view original

Coppertail Brewing to debut new beer at Oktoberfest Tampa

With the Tampa area fast becoming the epicenter of craft beer production in Florida, it's fitting that the upcoming sixth annual Oktoberfest Tampa 2015 will have its own signature beer for the first time. Coppertail Brewing Company, located in Ybor ... >> view original

Tampa police officer body slams mother of 4

TAMPA, FL (WFLA) – It started over a tinted license plate cover. Now Tampa police officer Kevin Fitzpatrick is under investigation and the 34 year old woman he body slammed wants justice. Not only does the Tampa Police Department have to explain what ... >> view original

Famed Tampa singer Tony Milio started on the streets with Frankie Valli

The sentiment is real, says a man who should know — Tampa musician and Newark native Tony Milio, who broke into the music business at the same time and from the same neighborhood as his childhood friend Valli. Late at night, after their shows ended, ... >> view original

Top things to do in Tampa Bay the week of Aug. 24-30

Family Day: Admission to the Tampa Museum of Art is pay what you will Saturday so you can see exhibits "The American Spirit," "In Living Color" and "The Classical World." That's not to mention the coloring activities, music, dance, a silkscreen demo ... >> view original

Renowned crossword puzzle creator Merl Reagle dies in Tampa

Reagle, 65, was a paragon of the crossword universe, as his puzzles appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer and The Tampa Tribune, among many other daily and weekly newspapers. Born with a ... >> view original

One dead, one injured in Tampa shooting near University Mall

One was transported to Florida Hospital Tampa and pronounced dead, while the other was transported to Tampa General Hospital in serious condition and was recovering from surgery, according to the Sheriff's Office. The two men were believed to be ... >> view original