Florida may shut down its welcome centers that serve free orange juice and could also sharply curtail television ads that beckon snow-weary Northerners to the Sunshine State. ...more

January 6, 2009

Tuesday morning's hoteliers forum was abuzz with rumors about what the new owners of the Tampa Bay Lightning might do with the valuable real estate surrounding the St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

July 23, 2008

A hoteliers' forum was abuzz with rumors this morning about what the new owners of the Tampa Bay Lightning might do with the valuable downtown real estate surrounding the St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

July 22, 2008

The hills are alive ... with the sound of protest. Plans to run a hotel out of a former home of the von Trapp family immortalized in the movie "The Sound of Music" have triggered fierce resistance from neighbors who fear tourists will tie up traffic and make a nuisance of themselves. ...more

May 20, 2008