It happened in an instant. One second, she was driving, the next a woman's body slammed off her hood. ...more

November 25, 2009

Jordan Valdez, the Davis Islands teenager charged in the hit-and-run death of a homeless woman, was sentenced today to probation and 250 hours of community service. Circuit Judge Chet A. Tharpe decided the 17-year-old should be sentenced as a juvenile. ...more

November 24, 2009

Hours after a candlelight vigil for a University of Tampa student killed by a hit-and-run driver, another UT student was critically injured in a car crash on Davis Islands. Michelle Sams is in critical condition this morning at Tampa General Hospital after the car she was in crashed into a concrete garden wall at 523 Erie Ave., police said. ...more

November 24, 2009

An informal Tampa bicycle "club" has rides tailored to any enthusiast's ability. ...more

November 16, 2009

The wheels are turning for a bicycle club that rolls among the street grids and tree-canopied byways of Seminole Heights. ...more

November 16, 2009

DAVIS ISLANDS Tampa General Hospital's annual Great Pumpkin Carving Contest attracted 18 entries for judging Oct. 30. Categories includes spookiest, best-carved, most amusing and most creative. ...more

November 11, 2009

Bids for construction of the Davis Islands neighborhood trail are due Dec. 1, putting the long-awaited city project on schedule to open next year. ...more

November 11, 2009

You wouldn't expect it to take two hours for a plane to go from Davis Islands to downtown Tampa, but that's how long it took Tuesday night. ...more

November 5, 2009

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association expects more than 1,000 aircraft in Tampa for the AOPA Aviation Summit Thursday through Saturday, spokesman Chris Dancy said. ...more

November 3, 2009

A $3.8 million, yearlong project to replace about 6 miles of aging water mains serving Davis Islands is under way. ...more

October 28, 2009