Although Amtrak ridership fell nationwide for the first time in seven years, ridership on the Silver Star that serves Tampa on its daily New York-Miami northbound and southbound runs grew 1.1 percent to 371,235 passengers for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. ...more

October 14, 2009

Two warning periods commenced April 24 for traffic cameras designed to catch red light violators. ...more

April 30, 2009

Tampa Electric has completed construction of two natural gas-fired peaking units - each capable of generating 60 megawatts of power - at the utility's Bayside Power Station. ...more

April 28, 2009

Tampa Electric has completed the construction of two natural gas-fired peaking units — each capable of generating 60 megawatts of power — at the utility's Bayside Power Station. The units are designed to provide power during periods of peak demand. The utility plans to build three more peaking units by September. ...more

April 27, 2009

Searching for all that has gone wrong this season for the Lightning is too easy. It's like trying to find Waldo in a room filled with only one other person. ...more

March 15, 2009

While other builders have succumbed to the instability of the economy, Highland Homes has flourished, says Kathie McDaniel, sales and marketing director for the Lakeland-based company. ...more

February 22, 2009

Highlands County School Board members have been fielding phone calls from parents who are upset with a proposed doubling of the number of early release days from 10 to 20. ...more

January 25, 2009

Kristen Sheahan recalls it as one of her most thrilling elementary school memories, circa the early 1990s. ...more

January 23, 2009

The Pinellas County teachers union filed suit against the Pinellas School Board on Tuesday, claiming the board failed to revert to a maximum five periods of teaching per day for middle school teachers at the beginning of the year. ...more

January 21, 2009

Once Hillsborough School Superintendent MaryEllen Elia makes a decision, she tends to plow ahead, and isn't afraid to ruffle feelings. So she has taken her share of hits from parents, teachers and this editorial board during her 3½ years on the job. She never seems far from controversy. ...more

December 30, 2008