On Sept. 15, the South Shore Arts Council will kick off a celebration of art and community hailing back to the days when Ruskin was founded. ...more

September 3, 2008

FIRING RANGE AND FIREHOUSE Scheduling conflicts at the shooting range owned by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office have long made it tough for Tampa police officers to get in their firing practice, Police Chief Stephen Hogue said. Now, the city is planning to lease space at the Lithia range for a nominal price. Using about $465,000 from the sale of two aircraft, the Tampa Police Department plans to remodel space at the existing range for use primarily by the city's law enforcement officers. A classroom might be built as well. The city also plans to build Fire Station No. 22 this year near Cross Creek Boulevard and Morris Bridge Road. That's a $2 million project, with money coming from the Community Investment Tax. ...more

August 25, 2008

Connecticut photographer Marion Belanger had never seen Tampa before being selected as the city's 2007 Photographer Laureate. ...more

August 24, 2008

- TAMPA - If there is one thing that is definite about the summer of 2008, it's this: We're all certainly a lot poorer. ...more

August 22, 2008

TAMPA If there is one thing that is definite about the summer of 2008, it's this: We're all certainly a lot poorer. ...more

August 21, 2008

Who knew Tampa would flip over Red Bull Flugtag? But flip it did, with more than 100,000 people crowding into downtown to watch competitors launch homemade aircraft off a ramp into the Hillsborough River near the Convention Center. ...more

July 22, 2008

WEST TAMPA - The city of Tampa plans to ask for proposals next month to rehabilitate the historic Guida House located at Macfarlane Park, 1700 N. MacDill Ave. City staff met with those interested in preserving the home on Tuesday night at the park's David Barksdale Senior Citizen Center. ...more

July 16, 2008

The Tampa Museum of Art is offering two noteworthy attractions. ...more

July 16, 2008

A metal horse sculpture stolen from the plaza in front of the Tampa Museum of Art in 1998 has been located in the backyard of a Tampa home and will be returned to its rightful owner. Meanwhile, a Tampa business's rebar rhino sculpture was stolen this weekend from a fenced-in lot. The rhino is still missing. ...more

July 10, 2008

Ken Rollins spent most of the past three years dealing with the finances and politics involved in building a new art museum for the city. ...more

July 8, 2008