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  1. Margaritas and beach volleyball in Downtown Tampa

    05/25/13 EventsBy Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer

    TAMPA — Hundreds braved the heat Saturday to sip cool cocktails at the Tampa Bay Margarita Festival held in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park.

  2. Tampa motorcyclist dies in Bearss Avenue crash

    05/25/13 AccidentsBy Shelley Rossetter, Times Staff Writer

    TAMPA — A motorcyclist died Friday night after an accident on Bearss Avenue, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

  3. A family is calm, resilient amid devastation of Okla. tornado

    05/25/13 Human Interest By Ben Montgomery, Times Staff Writer

    It blowed away, it blowed away,

    My Oklahoma home it blowed away,

    Well it looked so green and fair when I built my shanty there,

    My Oklahoma home it blowed away.

    — "My Oklahoma Home"

  4. Sweet deals are business as usual in Florida government

    05/25/13 PoliticsBy John Romano, Times Columnist

    It is an amazing place, that capital of ours.

  5. Relatives of Pier's architect mourn its imminent demise

    05/25/13 Human Interest By Waveney Ann Moore, Times Staff Writer

    ST. PETERSBURG — The great-granddaughter of the man who gave the city its iconic inverted pyramid made a pilgrimage to his unique pier this month. The infant may never remember her visit, but her family's collection of construction drawings and meticulously organized scrapbooks will help tell the story of Bill …

  6. Channelside Bay Plaza has not had the luck of the Irish — bank, that is

    05/25/13 Real Estate By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer

    TAMPA — Whither now, Channelside?

    The latest offer to buy and revive Channelside Bay Plaza was still in the negotiation stage when the Tampa Port Authority's governing board voted unanimously Tuesday to kill it. But the bigger problem with the downtown retail center is not who wants to buy it.

    It's who …

  7. A quiet St. Petersburg mayor's race via Twitter

    05/25/13 LocalBy Mark Puente and Anna M. Phillips, Times Staff Writers

    Refresh, refresh

    St. Petersburg residents can now get daily updates on the future referendum to stop the Lens from moving forward.

  8. Senator means what she says, and gets results

    05/25/13 State Roundup By Rochelle Koff, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau

    TALLAHASSEE

    Senate President Don Gaetz calls her the Margaret Thatcher of the Florida Senate — "tough, principled, independent and absolutely fearless." Valerie Guenther, chairman of the Charlotte County Democratic Party, notes she's a "tough target" because she doesn't just vote the party line. And Sen. Tom …

  9. Judge declines court order for exhumations at Marianna boys school

    05/24/13 Human Interest By Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writer

    A judge in Jackson County has denied a request for a court order permitting the exhumation of more than 50 unmarked graves at the former Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, saying state law already gives a medical examiner authority to do so.

  10. Two Pinellas deputies shoot, injure Largo man

    05/24/13 Public Safety Times staff

    Anthony Gonzalezz (injured, in custody)

    DOB: 02/02/1987

    Address: 11960 133rd Avenue N. Apt. #2, Largo

    Pamela Gonzalezz (Driver)

    DOB: 04/18/1953