A Toyota Prius is not a limousine, according to a panel of federal judges. In a decision affirming a lower court ruling, the Atlanta-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Pinellas County limo company owner Moshe Leib after Hillsborough regulators said it was a stretch calling the gas-stingy Prius a limousine. ...more

February 21, 2009

A Toyota Prius is not a limousine, according to a panel of federal judges. In a decision affirming a lower court ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Pinellas County limo company owner Moshe Leib after Hillsborough regulators said it was a stretch calling the gas-stingy Prius a limousine. ...more

February 20, 2009

Among the thousands of people coming to Tampa for the Super Bowl, some count as serious VIPs: Players, team owners, celebrities. ...more

January 12, 2009

Among the thousands of people coming to Tampa for the Super Bowl, some count as serious VIPs: Players, team owners, celebrities. ...more

January 9, 2009

NEW YORK - Walt Disney Parks and Resorts today announced a new promotion to admit visitors free on their birthdays next year. ...more

September 18, 2008

You can choose a sandwich and salad most days in the cafeteria at Boca Ciega High School, but never anything like this. ...more

September 3, 2008

On a sunny May afternoon, teenagers dismissed from a Beverly Hills middle school gathered outside a restaurant four blocks away and gossiped about their friends. ...more

August 4, 2008

For some time, Michael Jackson and his children have lived at the Palms resort here while he records a new album in its studio. ...more

February 10, 2008

TAMPA - Moshe Leib says it's not a stretch to call his black Toyota Prius a limousine. Hillsborough County's Public Transportation Commission is skeptical, though, and has denied Leib's application to operate the gas-stingy vehicle as a limo service. Now the North Redington Beach man is suing the agency in federal court. ...more

September 17, 2007

We were too quick to praise Hillsborough County commissioner Kevin White for showing fiscal restraint last week in dismissing the discredited director of the county transportation commission. ...more

September 14, 2007