Tampa's Aric Almirola could puff out his chest at NASCAR's Media Day on Thursday. He finally has a sponsor logo across it to show off. ...more

February 6, 2009

Armed with graph after graph showing improvements in the police department's performance, St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon this afternoon tried to beat back the impression among some city council members that St. Petersburg has become less safe. ...more

February 5, 2009

Macy's announced Monday it will cut 7,000 jobs, almost 4 percent of its work force, reduce its contributions to its employees' retirement funds and slash its dividend to preserve cash amid a severe pullback in consumer spending. ...more

February 3, 2009

Internet reports of a shortage of chicken wings, the most savory of Super Bowl snacks, have been greatly exaggerated, restaurateurs and poultry officials say. ...more

January 30, 2009

Internet reports of a shortage of Chicken wings – the most savory of Super Bowl snacks – have been greatly exaggerated, say restaurateurs and poultry officials. ...more

January 29, 2009

No changes in Tampa Port Authority staffing or operations are expected in 2009 despite an 8.4 percent decline in cargo tonnage last year and a gloomy outlook for an economic recovery this year, port director Richard Wainio said this morning. ...more

January 20, 2009

Promoters of the Lingerie Bowl say the event is still set to go on, despite reports that some recently fired players were upset over a pay dispute and were balking at playing the game at a nudist resort. ...more

January 19, 2009

David Earley is a family man. He lives on an acre-size lot with his wife, two young daughters, a dog and a horse. ...more

January 17, 2009

A worldwide decline in seaport container cargo shipments, which mostly comprise consumer goods, should moderate by 2010 and possibly rebound by 2011, panelists said at an international gathering of seaport officials Thursday in Tampa. ...more

January 16, 2009

A worldwide decline in seaport container cargo shipments, which mostly comprise consumer goods, should moderate by 2010 and possibly rebound by 2011, panelists said at an international gathering of seaport officials in Tampa today. ...more

January 15, 2009