Maybe it was all the new signs. Maybe it was the barrage of warnings from the Department of Transportation and the media. Whatever the case, Tampa Bay area motorists seemed to deal with the newly realigned Memorial Highway with barely a brake light or traffic jam on Wednesday. The morning drive time seemed unaffected, and even the 5 p.m. traffic crunch appeared no worse than usual. The changes were instituted Wednesday morning and most affected drivers getting off Memorial Highway onto the Courtney Campbell Causeway. ...more

August 20, 2009

BY THE NUMBERS 22 percent Drop in home values in the Tampa Bay area in the second quarter compared with a year ago ...more

August 11, 2009

Two Tampa Bay area men died in separate diving accidents in the Florida Keys while hunting lobster Thursday. ...more

August 8, 2009

A European reality show based on the travel adventures of eight men and women from Italy will film segments in the Tampa Bay area Monday and Tuesday. ...more

August 8, 2009

A European reality show based on the travel adventures of eight men and women from Italy will film segments in the Tampa Bay area Monday and Tuesday. ...more

August 7, 2009

A Plant City manufacturer that built the bleachers at the University of Tampa soccer field and at football stadiums across the Tampa Bay area has been purchased by a Chattanooga, Tenn., company. ...more

July 31, 2009

Bank of America Corp. could eventually shrink its 6,100-branch network by about 10 percent as consumers choose other methods of banking, a company spokesman said Tuesday. ...more

July 29, 2009

A longtime Shriners official from St. Petersburg was recently elected to become the highest-ranking member in the world. ...more

July 22, 2009

A rehabilitation center at Tampa General Hospital may be ready for an off-campus redo. ...more

July 22, 2009

A rehabilitation center at Tampa General Hospital may be ready for an off-campus redo. ...more

July 16, 2009