TAMPA -- AAA Lines, a specialized vehicle delivery service based in Baltimore, will launch an export service at the Port of Tampa on Sunday that will transport cars, trucks and construction equipment to West Africa and the Middle East. The "roll on/roll off" service will begin with the arrival of AAA Lines' vessel M/V Ocean Coach at the Port of Tampa on Sunday. ...more

December 29, 2008

A Hillsborough County judge played Santa and a sheriff's deputy was the elf Saturday as more than 300 children received the benefits of the Sheriff's Office District III Toy Drive. Judge Nick Nazaretian, aka Santa, gave dolls, trucks and other toys to children at the district office at 7202 Gunn Highway. The recipients were children who have medical issues, economic challenges, or whose families have been victims of crimes. Deputy Michelle Branscomb, who has organized the toy drive for the past 13 years, also helped distribute the holiday gifts. ...more

December 21, 2008

A Hillsborough judge played Santa and a sheriff's deputy was the elf today as more than 300 children received the benefits of the Sheriff's Office District III Toy Drive. ...more

December 20, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG --- No downtown streets will be closed tonight for Gov. Charlie Crist's nuptials, police say. The wedding begins at 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, which is at Third Street North and Second Avenue across from Williams Park. ...more

December 12, 2008

The days are numbered for truck weigh stations on Interstate 4 west of Thonotosassa Road. High-tech weigh stations are nearing completion on I-4 between Mango and McIntosh roads. Shortly after those open in early January, the ones in Plant City will be demolished. ...more

December 2, 2008

Owners of towing companies aren't the most sympathetic figures, hauling away and impounding illegally parked vehicles as they do. But Jeffrey Peters said this accounts for only about 5 percent of his business. Split Second mainly moves heavy equipment for contractors, and that's a business hit hard by the one-two punch of falling home construction and, until recently, rising fuel prices. ...more

November 28, 2008

A recent editorial in the Tampa Tribune warns us that a "whiff of cheap gasoline tempts us to be wasteful." Let's not fall victim to this temptation. ...more

November 24, 2008

AutoWay Dodge of Clearwater closed this week and sold its Dodge franchise to another dealer, becoming at least the fourth local automobile dealership to shut down this year. ...more

November 19, 2008

Have we as Americans ever considered that we are partially to blame for General Motors, Ford and Chrysler's financial troubles, job lay offs, plant closures, sales, labor unions, etc? ...more

November 16, 2008

Carl Edwards held off David Reutimann of Zephryhills to win the Kroger On Track for the Cure 250 on Saturday, keeping alive his hopes for a second straight NASCAR Nationwide Series title. ...more

October 26, 2008