Four accidents created slow going on Interstate 275 South at the start of rush-hour today. The first, reported at 4:52 a.m., involved a tanker truck that overturned near Bearss Avenue after colliding with car parked on the side of the road. The accident was cleared by about 6 a.m., but three more wrecks were reported at 6:28, 6:37 and 6:42 a.m. in that area, said Sgt. Steve Gaskins of the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

October 6, 2008

Traffic headaches begin today for Tampa Bay-area beachgoers headed to Anna Maria Island because for the next month and a half, a main bridge to the island will be closed for construction. ...more

September 29, 2008

Stephen Kline is so frustrated with speed humps he put a sign in his front yard condemning them and asking drivers to complain to Hillsborough County Commission Chairman Ken Hagan. ...more

September 20, 2008

Thousands of commuters got a rude wake-up call Monday as they headed south on State Road 60: a massive traffic jam caused by an exit that was switched overnight from one side of the road to the other. ...more

September 16, 2008

Workers have capped the natural gas leak that has closed both directions of Interstate 75 and Bruce B. Downs Boulevard at their junction, and all roads could be open about 6:30 p.m. the Tampa Fire Department said. ...more

September 15, 2008

As if there isn't enough motorist confusion around the conflux of Memorial Highway and State Road 60 — throw in Veterans Expressway traffic, the entrance to Tampa International Airport, road construction and thousands of Bob's Barricades — morning commuters were thrown another chainsaw to juggle today. ...more

September 15, 2008

Getting from Tampa to Tropicana Field to see the Tampa Bay Rays used to be a breeze: Take Interstate 275 to St. Petersburg, swing into a parking space and stroll in minutes before the first pitch. ...more

September 15, 2008

There are a lot of "big" things associated with hurricanes: Flooding, downed trees, power outages, flattened homes and the like. ...more

September 13, 2008

"The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British," by Sarah Lyall (Norton, $24.95) ...more

September 7, 2008

The Democratic National Convention you see on TV is not the same convention as experienced in the Pepsi Center. ...more

August 28, 2008