Two weeks from the start of the Christmas shopping season, both consumers and merchants could use a few reassuring words from the president. ...more

November 15, 2009

There's nothing like getting humbled by a bunch of 8-year olds. Wharton High senior swimmer Jordan Rees would know. He's been there, done that. Rees didn't really make a splash his first couple of years in the pool. ...more

November 11, 2009

The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher. ...more

November 7, 2009

The points kept mounting, the deficit kept growing and no one could blame the Nature Coast Lady Sharks if they started thinking "here we go again." ...more

November 5, 2009

During his first trip last season to his hometown of Toronto, Steven Stamkos fielded questions from the hometown media about why he was struggling. When the top pick in the 2008 draft makes his first trip home this season for tonight's game, the subject matter will be the complete opposite. ...more

November 3, 2009

In at least one respect, the timing of the Bucs' decision to name rookie Josh Freeman their starting quarterback couldn't be better. He is, after all, something of a throwback to the old days. ...more

October 29, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist announced today that he has chosen Earl Lennard to be Hillsborough County's supervisor of elections. Lennard replaces Phyllis Busansky, a Democrat, who was elected in November 2008 and died last month. Lennard, a Republican, will fill the position until 2010, at which point he may run for election. ...more

July 14, 2009

British Airways will continue flights between Tampa and London five days a week this winter, showing confidence in Tampa's mainstay international route despite the effects of the worldwide recession on travel, airport officials said Wednesday. ...more

June 25, 2009

Heartland for Children announces its recent accreditation by The Council on Accreditation (COA). ...more

June 12, 2009

Even as China's state media slammed the country's massive U.S. debt purchases, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday that China's leaders believe in "the basic resilience and dynamism of the U.S. economy." ...more

June 3, 2009