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American Social and Thai Prime to join the Tampa restaurant roster

TAMPA — With a view of the Tampa Bay Convention Center, Amalie Arena, Tampa General and all of Jeff Vinik's highly anticipated Channelside construction, Harbour Island is looking like prime restaurant territory. At least, it seems that way based on ... >> view original

Tampa's red-light cameras targeted in lawsuit

According to the Tampa Bay Times, since 2011 drivers in Tampa have paid out $11 million in red-light camera fines. Of that amount, about $4 million has gone to the city while the remaining $7 million was paid to Automatic Traffic Solutions, the company ... >> view original

Florida Crystals starts building $60 million midrise apartments in Tampa's ...

The port's ambitions are on a scale unlike anything Tampa has seen. Officials envision a total of 9 million square feet of development — more than all the office space contained in downtown's 18 high-rise business towers. And its architects have ... >> view original

California company raises money to create short film of unforgettable Tampa ...

Thus began the rampage of Hank Earl Carr, who would go on to murder two police detectives and a state trooper in one of the darkest days in Tampa law enforcement history. The carnage would end after a high-speed chase north on Interstate 75 and a ... >> view original

Dining planner: Best places to get cheese and charcuterie around Tampa Bay

Haven (2208 W Morrison Ave., Tampa; (813) 258-2233), which opened earlier this year where SideBern's was, has the kind of cheese cave that fromage fiends dream about. Here's what you do (but it's a big commitment, so you're going to have to work deep): ... >> view original

Senate passes congressional redistricting map with Tampa Bay changes, setting ...

The biggest differences between the maps are centered in the Tampa Bay region, with portions of eastern Hillsborough County and southern Sarasota County handled vastly differently. In the Senate plan, all of Hillsborough County south of the Alafia ... >> view original

Tampa Bay Rays at Houston Astros game preview

Tampa Bay has dropped four of five, a disappointing stretch that's hurting its pursuit of the second wild card. Curt Casali hit a solo homer for the Rays, who were set down in order over the final three innings after winning the opener of this four ... >> view original

Plan your weekend

Rob Schneider: The Saturday Night Live alum headlines at the Tampa Improv Comedy Club this weekend, part of the comedian's return to standup that began a couple of years ago after a 20-year absence. Schneider broke out of the club circuit in 1990 when ... >> view original

New hole opens up at site of Tampa-area sinkhole that swallowed man

Ronnie Rivera of Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said Wednesday morning that the hole opened up again in Seffner, which is east of Tampa. The new hole is around 20 feet in diameter. In March 2013, Jeffrey Bush was asleep in his bedroom on the ... >> view original

In 'placid times' two Tampa Bay insurers make Fortune's fastest-growing list

Tampa's HCI Group and St. Petersburg's United Insurance Holdings are ranked No. 31 and No. 45, respectively. "Who knew how crucial Florida weather is? Another property and casualty insurer enjoys placid times, bolstered by revenues from windstorm ... >> view original