In soup kitchens, food pantries and universities across the country, activists are planting the seeds for an overhaul of the way America feeds its more than 35 million hungry people, the first major challenge to a system largely developed in the 1960s. ...more

January 26, 2009

If given a choice, would Hillsborough County school employees choose layoffs and salary cuts to help close a multimillion-dollar deficit, or would they take a few days off without pay? ...more

January 17, 2009

If given a choice, would Hillsborough County school employees choose layoffs and salary cuts to help close a multimillion-dollar deficit, or would they take a few days off without pay? As the head of the teachers union put it, it's like asking, "Would you rather cut off your right arm or your left leg?" But the district wants their input. School officials circulated a survey to 25,000 employees this week, asking for their thoughts on the grim options they're considering to save as much as $55 million. ...more

January 16, 2009

If organizers of Lingerie Bowl VI are still planning to hold the controversial two-day event in Tampa on Super Bowl weekend, they'll have to find a new field to play on. ...more

January 16, 2009

If given a choice, would Hillsborough County school employees choose layoffs and salary cuts to help close a multimillion-dollar deficit, or would they take a few days off without pay? As the head of the teachers union put it, it's like asking, "Would you rather cut off your right arm or your left leg?" But the district wants their input. School officials circulated a survey to 25,000 employees this week, asking for their thoughts on the grim options they're considering to save as much as $55 million. ...more

January 15, 2009

If organizers of Lingerie Bowl VI are still planning to hold the controversial two-day event in Tampa Super Bowl weekend, they'll have to find a new field to play on. ...more

January 15, 2009

Blowing a whistle, former Gator defensive end Thaddeus Bullard bellowed today at the interference surrounding hundreds of youth football hopefuls. ...more

January 10, 2009

Eight members of a Tampa Bay-area crime ring involved in a multimillion-dollar scheme to export and exploit Florida's marine resources have been arrested, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The scheme was cracked following a six-month undercover investigation by the fish and wildlife agency, and there might be federal charges. ...more

November 13, 2008

Hit hard by the credit crisis and likely recession, boat dealership chain MarineMax Inc. reported a multimillion-dollar loss and saw its sales fall nearly 50 percent. ...more

November 12, 2008

Editor's note: "Pit Bull" is widely considered a category of dog type that includes several American Kennel Club and United Kennel Club recognized breeds and/or any mixed breed dog that contains fifty percent of its lineage from those breeds. ...more

October 26, 2008