Walt Disney World is scheduled to open a dinosaur-themed restaurant today at its Downtown Disney resort area in Lake Buena Vista. T-Rex is the first project in Disney's pursuit of more family-oriented dining and shopping in an area that until recently had a strong focus on its Pleasure Island nightclubs. ...more

October 14, 2008

Hooters celebrated its 25th anniversary with a block party this evening. Started in 1983 at the 2800 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd. location, Hooters is a worldwide restaurant chain with 440 locations in 42 states and 27 countries. ...more

October 4, 2008

More than 1,500 Port Richey water customers are without water until noon Tuesday as workers repair a broken main north of Graphic Drive near U.S. 19, officials said. ...more

September 15, 2008

The Sembler Co. said today it has sold the BayWalk shopping center in downtown St. Petersburg to STPR Holdings LLC., an investor group. ...more

September 4, 2008

The founder of Japanese steakhouse Benihana, Rocky Aoki, has died after complications from cancer. He was 69. ...more

July 12, 2008

Sam Seltzer's Steakhouse, which opened its first location on Dale Mabry Highway in 1995, filed for bankruptcy Friday. ...more

June 30, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays were right to recognize the time wasn't right to push ahead on their proposal to build a waterfront ballpark in St. Petersburg. ...more

June 27, 2008

I don't think the Rays are being reasonable to expect the city of St. Petersburg to wait until 2010 for a vote on the new stadium at the current sight. Do they think the city is just going to leave that valuable land vacant for the next two years? It is clear the city and its residents want the waterfront used for something else. ...more

June 26, 2008

The United States has cleared tomatoes in 28 of 31 Mexican states from suspicion in a recent salmonella outbreak, a move that drew praise from Mexican officials Saturday. ...more

June 22, 2008

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) –– McDonald's says it has stopped serving sliced tomatoes in its restaurants over concerns about Salmonella food poisoning linked to uncooked tomatoes. Spokeswoman Danya Proud said Monday the world's largest hamburger chain has stopped serving sliced tomatoes on all of its sandwiches in the United States as a precaution until the source of the salmonella is known. ...more

June 9, 2008