Reporters from TBO.com, The Tampa Tribune and News Channel 8 are exploring the Tampa Bay area today, talking with people as they watch history unfold. Check back with TBO.com throughout the day as we post stories, photos and multimedia elements from Washington and Tampa. ...more

January 20, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama stepped onto a train car built in 1939, a time when his presidency would not have been possible in America, and set off for Washington on Saturday in a three-day prelude to his inauguration as the country's 44th president. ...more

January 18, 2009

Verenium Corp. and Tampa-based Lykes Brothers Inc. unveiled plans this morning to build the nation's first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in central Florida. ...more

January 15, 2009

Sgt. Derrick Brooks puts his left hand on the book and raises his right, ready to take the oath of office. Dozens of cameras capture this moment in history, even though Brooks is wearing a name card reading "Pres.-elect Obama." ...more

January 12, 2009

I am the vice president of our homeowners association. We live in villas, not condominiums. Can two married people living together under the same roof both serve on the association's board at the same time? Is there any difference if they are condominiums or villas? ...more

January 11, 2009

McKenzie Pest and Termite Inc., now celebrating its 21st year, announces that after two years of development it has launched a lawn program. Against the pest control industry's obsession with harsh chemicals and NPK ratings alone, McKenzie's Lawn Program custom blends organic activators with synthetics to effectively enhance your lawns visual appeal while simultaneously rectifying pest, weed, crab-grass and thatch issues fast and naturally. "Our approach is different because lawn industry standards don't satisfy," said McKenzie Pest and Termite Vice President Cody McKenzie. "People want their lawn to have that luscious, vibrant and healthy green and now they can finally have it." ...more

January 11, 2009

The Rays might have been able to string negotiations out another couple of weeks and still ended up signing Pat Burrell, perhaps saving a million dollars or two along the way. Even in a buyers' market, though, they didn't think it was worth the risk. ...more

January 6, 2009

Fired by the Jets after a late-season meltdown, Eric Mangini might not be unemployed for long. He impressed Browns owner Randy Lerner in an interview this past week and could become the successor to Romeo Crennel, who was fired Monday. ...more

January 4, 2009

How far have we slipped if the "entertainer of the year" is awarded for ridiculing the governor of Alaska while she was running for vice president? I realize that it is only Republicans who are so treated, but have we no honesty or pride? ...more

December 28, 2008

Alaska State Troopers have arrested the mother of Bristol Palin's boyfriend on drug charges. ...more

December 19, 2008