Black Friday kicked off holiday shopping with a bang across the Bay area as retailers bent over backward to help shoppers navigate deals (even while they stood in line) and small stores emulated the big boys by opening even earlier. ...more

November 28, 2009

Black Friday started with a bang across the Bay area as retailers reached out to pre-dawn shoppers, helping them navigate deals even while they stood in line and taking their cue from big-box stores and mall anchors to open earlier than ever. ...more

November 27, 2009

TAMPA What drives someone to sleep in a tent outside an electronics store for two days? You could say "bargains," but you'd be only half right. The people camped outside the Best Buy store on North Dale Mabry Highway said they were celebrating Thanksgiving in a fun, if non-traditional, way. ...more

November 26, 2009

They found the dogs locked in cages inside a cramped apartment, nearly starved to death. ...more

November 25, 2009

More than 100 wines, champagnes and ports from around the world, in addition to fine food and auction and drawing items, will be available at the 11th annual Taste of Carrollwood on Saturday. ...more

November 19, 2009

A widely read e-mail with misinformation about Hillsborough County's new red-light camera program is causing minor headaches for the sheriff's office. ...more

November 17, 2009

Police arrested a man and woman Sunday night, accusing them of stealing a computer from a department store and threatening the store's security officer with a knife. ...more

November 16, 2009

Chef Mario Batali and country music singer Martina McBride are promoting Share the Table, an effort to get people to have more meaningful dinners together. When people go online to SharetheTable.com and pledge to improve family mealtime, Barilla will donate $1 to Meals on Wheels, up to $150,000. ...more

November 15, 2009

HOLIDAY FOOD SAMPLES: Whole Foods Market, 1548 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, will offer samples of holiday foods at the Holiday Ordering Table from noon to 6 p.m. through Nov. 21. Call (813) 874-9435. ...more

November 14, 2009

Former state appeals court judge Thomas Stringer should not receive any prison time or probation for committing bank fraud, Stringer's lawyer says in court papers. ...more

November 13, 2009