TECO will build solar array at Lowry Park Zoo

Tampa Electric Co. and the University of South Florida will unveil plans today to build a solar array at Lowry Park Zoo. The system will generate 15 kilowatts of electricity and serve as an educational tool for students, officials said. ...more

April 20, 2009

Funding for nonprofit groups faces budget ax

City funding for nonprofit organizations will be cut next fiscal year. ...more

April 14, 2009

Commissioners To Get Update On Light Rail

Hillsborough County commissioners will get updates on finances, transportation and water conservation when they meet today at 9 a.m. ...more

April 1, 2009

Tampa Wants To Reduce Pay For Sports Authority Director

Before he resigned as director of the Tampa Sports Authority this month, Henry Saavedra was pulling down a salary of more than $209,000 a year including benefits, a car allowance and other perks. ...more

March 31, 2009

Busch Gardens Marks Its 50th Year In Tampa

The same year Barbie made her store-shelf debut and the Twilight Zone premiered on television sets, another icon in American entertainment opened its doors. On March 31, 1959 August A. Busch Jr. dedicated Busch Gardens in Tampa ...more

March 30, 2009

Task Force To Begin Developing County Transit Plans

Mayor Pam Iorio will explain her vision for rail and county officials will begin to lay out their transit plans during a meeting this afternoon of Hillsborough County's transportation task force. ...more

March 30, 2009

Get Ready For Scintillating TSA Meetings

COMING SOON TO A SCREEN NEAR YOU! REALITY TV LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE! BE A PART OF THE MEETINGS THAT NEVER END! ...more

March 29, 2009

Council Seeks Guidelines On HCC's Ybor Site

With construction well under way, the dispute over Hillsborough Community College's expansion project in Ybor City has largely subsided. ...more

March 28, 2009

As HCC Building Rises, Council Wants Clarity On Design Rules