The Florida Aquarium and Tampa are closing in on a previously stalled agreement on a new lease for the city-owned attraction, city and aquarium officials said Thursday. ...more

August 28, 2009

Serious boaters in the Bay area know O'Neill's Marina well. The business, near the north end of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, has been an icon for 55 years, giving fishermen a place to buy bait, fuel up and have their boats serviced. The marina is run by the Phillips family, under a lease with the city of St. Petersburg. That lease will expire this summer, and St. Petersburg managers have told the family the city will take over the operation. ...more

January 13, 2009

The Tampa Bay area office market continued to feel the impact of the general economic downturn from July through September as the overall office vacancy rate increased to 13.1 percent from 12.4 percent for the second quarter and 12.1 percent for the first quarter of 2008, a report by Colliers Arnold showed. ...more

November 13, 2008

Sixty-five years ago, Barbara Gooding and Bob Day rode their bikes to Whaley's Market to pick through the apples, peaches and penny candy. ...more

August 11, 2008

Sixty-five years ago, Barbara Gooding and Bob Day rode their bikes to Whaley's Market to pick through the apples, peaches and penny candy. Today, they stopped by for sandwiches, only to learn the family-run grocery store, an institution after nearly 75 years in South Tampa, was closing. ...more

August 10, 2008

Darla Maraman is still turning out high school grads at a fast-track program that gives dropouts and those at risk of dropping out a new lease on the future. ...more

July 30, 2008

The Tampa Housing Authority on Tuesday began eviction proceedings against one of its own: longtime housing Commissioner Karen Peoples. ...more

July 16, 2008

As expected, a unanimous county commission voiced support for an investigation into whether the county's emergency management duties should be handled by the Hernando County Sheriff's Office. ...more

May 21, 2008

In the future, the University of South Florida could be a high-priority tenant at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

February 16, 2008

News that the University of South Florida cannot play a nationally televised ESPN home game against Rutgers on Dec. 4 because Raymond James Stadium is unavailable has caused an uproar from Bulls fans. ...more

February 14, 2008