TripAdvisor.com is known for the terse descriptions of hotel accommodations generated by travelers' ratings that range from "The hotel room was clean and pest free" to "The worst hotel on the planet." ...more

February 14, 2009

Call it the "debutante ball for agricultural services." That's how Paul Wilson sees the Florida State Fair. His company, Wilson Media, is handling publicity for the fair, which started Thursday and runs through Monday at the fairgrounds, just east of Brandon off U.S. 301 and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. ...more

February 11, 2009

TripAdvisor.com is known for the terse descriptions of hotel accommodations generated by travelers' ratings that range from "The hotel room was clean and pest free" to "The worst hotel on the planet." ...more

February 10, 2009

It's not just Midway rides hurtling thrill seekers through the air at breakneck speeds, although there are more than 100 of those. ...more

February 3, 2009

Here are some of the people who got up early and stood in long lines to get the best deals on Black Friday. ...more

November 28, 2008

Good luck getting Gator football tickets on the 50-yard line. Ditto for Florida State. ...more

August 30, 2008

As college sports tickets go, the bargains don't get much better than the ones offered for Gators football. ...more

August 29, 2008

Attending a University of South Florida football game is the best bargain in the nation among the 66 BCS conference schools, according to a poll conducted by The Oregonian in Portland, Ore. ...more

August 27, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays are on a roll this season everywhere except in the stands at Tropicana Field, and that's a shame. ...more

May 29, 2008

Just weeks ago, the holiday shopping season seemed headed for disaster. But in the waning hours before Christmas, the nation's retailers got their wish - a last-minute surge of shopping that helped meet their modest sales goals, according to data released late Monday by research firm ShopperTrak RCT Corp. ...more

December 25, 2007