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Arts center gift brings name change
A sizable endowment gift from a Tampa philanthropist and patron of the arts will result in a name change for the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. ...more
November 17, 2009
Performing arts center to be named for Tampa philanthropist
A sizable endowment gift from a Tampa philanthropist and patron of the arts will result in a name change for the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. ...more
November 16, 2009
Zoo Not Out Of The Woods
These are uncertain times for Lowry Park Zoo. Tampa city auditors this week are expected to release a final report that former zoo chief Lex Salisbury used more than $202,000 in zoo supplies and animals for personal gain. ...more
February 24, 2009
Lowry Park Zoo Faces Two Paths As Final Audit Approaches
The taxpayer-backed Lowry Park Zoo zoo is navigating its most tumultuous time since reopening in 1988. And it is doing so without a permanent director or a clear path for the future. ...more
February 23, 2009
Lowry Park Zoo Director Announces Resignation
For 21 years, Lex Salisbury was the future of Lowry Park Zoo. ...more
December 18, 2008
Lowry Park Zoo Board Chairman Shares Written Statement
This statement was read during a 3:30 p.m. news conference by Bob Merritt, chairman of the board of directors of the Lowry Park Zoo. ...more
December 18, 2008
Lowry Park Zoo News Release
TAMPA, Fla. (December 5, 2008) – Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo is engaged in a series of reviews and audits by the City of Tampa and the Zoo's independent auditor. Several months ago, zoo management also invited the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), a voluntary membership organization, to review its procedural operations regarding the purchase, sale, trade, loan or donation of animals. ...more
December 5, 2008
Zoo Disputes Tampa's Oversight, Animal Ownership
The nonprofit organization that runs Lowry Park Zoo is at odds with Mayor Pam Iorio over the attraction's oversight and ownership of the zoo animals. ...more
September 17, 2008
Zoo Spurns Mayor's Request, Disputes Animal Ownership
The nonprofit organization that runs Lowry Park Zoo is at odds with Mayor Pam Iorio over the attraction's oversight and ownership of the zoo animals. The mayor's staff met with zoo officials today for the first time since Iorio's letter last week demanding more accountability and that it sever all ties with Safari Wild, a private exotic-animal park owned by zoo president Lex Salisbury. ...more
September 16, 2008
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