Tampa still can't compete with larger cities in the number of upscale hotel rooms. ...more

February 3, 2008

It's lights out for good tonight at the Tampa Museum of Art, which faces the wrecking ball after 30 controversial years. ...more

January 18, 2008

In November, Dan Lombard and Ernest Garcia Sr. were fans at a Jesuit High School football game. They didn't know each other, but their lives were about to intersect in a powerful way. ...more

January 18, 2008

Unappreciative Of Art Regarding "Your Name Could Adorn Tampa's Art" (Metro, Dec. 22): ...more

January 1, 2008

It seems like something's always brewing in downtown. There are condo towers going up, projects being planned (and then scrapped) and a vision that is slowly coming into focus. Here's a wrap-up of the three big newsmakers in 2007. ...more

December 25, 2007

On Dec. 5, The Tampa Tribune reported that the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area was rated "dead last" in a recent study of "walkable" metropolitan areas. ...more

December 23, 2007

Who would have ever guessed that one of the glorious high points in the history of the Tampa Museum of Art would be the day it closed its doors? ...more

December 22, 2007

For years, people have complained that the Tampa Museum of Art is too small. Plans have come and gone. But today the big white building along the river in downtown will shut its doors once and for all. Demolition could begin as soon as Feb. 1, and a larger and more architecturally distinct building is expected to go up only a block or two away. ...more

December 16, 2007

People complained from the start. The new art museum was awfully small. The exhibit space was minimal. Workshop space was limited. The museum, located behind the Curtis Hixon Convention Center, was barely visible from the street. ...more

December 16, 2007

The 1,200-pound ancient marble grave marker has stood at its post at the Tampa Museum of Art so long the purple paint behind it is several shades darker than the rest of the wall. ...more

December 15, 2007