Some people light up the room when they arrive. Sweetbay Supermarket customers will light up the freezer aisle in the company's new Tarpon Springs store. Opened last month on South Pinellas Avenue, Sweetbay built the store as a virtual showcase of eco-friendly, energy-saving projects not usually seen in grocery stores. There are motion sensors that turn on lights only when customers walk nearby. And huge areas of the stores have refrigerators with glass doors, rather than open-air shelves. ...more

December 4, 2009

Like many home owners, hotels are starting to drown in debt. ...more

November 29, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist has signed a growth management bill supported by business and development interests but opposed by environmentalists and local governments. ...more

June 1, 2009

Electric customers who were hit with a big increase in their electricity fuel charges last month may see most of that charge rescinded. On Friday, Tampa Electric announced it will ask the Florida Public Service Commission for permission to lower the fuel charge on its customers' bills starting in May. ...more

February 27, 2009

A family member's medical emergency forced Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite to leave Washington Monday as the House prepared to debate and vote on President Obama's $825 billion economic stimulus package. ...more

January 28, 2009

Tampa Electric Co.'s request to raise base service rates by $228 million a year is far too high, the Florida Public Counsel told state regulators Thursday. In papers filed with the Florida Public Service Commission, the counsel, which represents Florida ratepayers, said TECO's request should be slashed to $38 million. ...more

December 5, 2008

Tampa Electric Co's proposal to raise base electric rates and fuel costs could hit the county school system hard. ...more

October 23, 2008

Tampa Electric Co's proposal to raise base electric rates and fuel costs could hit the county school system hard. ...more

October 23, 2008

Retailers, consumer advocates and the retirement community gathered at a public hearing Tuesday to rail against a plan by Tampa Electric Co. to raise electric rates. ...more

October 22, 2008

City and transportation officials are hoping proposed new rules will allow them to funnel more money to mass transit downtown and in the West Shore business district. ...more

February 20, 2008