Busch Entertainment Corp. on Monday will raise admission prices at its Tampa and Orlando theme parks, but Florida residents booking online can get 2010 year-long passes at the same price as 2009, which will be $5 less than the new general admission for a day. ...more

October 31, 2009

It will soon cost a lot less to see a mermaid. The state is lowering admission to Weeki Wachee Springs State Park near Spring Hill from $26.57 to $13 for adults and from $18.05 to $5 for children. ...more

June 17, 2009

Price increases at prison snack shops have angered inmates and caused at least one reported case of violence at a Florida prison. ...more

April 24, 2009

Gasoline prices in the Tampa Bay area have spiked 12 cents a gallon during the past two weeks, according to AAA. ...more

March 31, 2009

Gasoline prices in the Tampa Bay area have spiked 12 cents a gallon over the last two weeks, according to AAA. ...more

March 30, 2009

Price increases could show up soon on the bills of some Bright House Networks customers in Pasco County with cable TV or Internet service. But many subscribers with bundled packages of multiple services will be spared from any rate hike, according to Joe Durkin, senior director of corporate communications for Bright House. ...more

March 4, 2009

The Tampa Bay Rays will launch a marketing campaign for ticket sales next week in hopes of building on their 2008 performance that finished with a World Series appearance. ...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

Discount and Disney. Busch without free beer samples. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade at Universal Studios in Orlando. ...more

January 18, 2009

Florida residents generally become pretty good at determining the better times to visit the state's theme parks, based on their understanding of when the attraction lines are shorter and when hotels offer the lowest rates. Because of the bad economy, however, 2009 is shaping up to be a year when it might be wise to check out pricing opportunities year-round. ...more

January 14, 2009