Gas prices at a few locations in Central Florida have dipped below $2 a gallon, according to gasbuddy.com, which tracks the lowest and highest fuel prices in markets nationwide. ...more

November 12, 2008

Pump prices in Tampa continue to tumble, and industry experts say the trend is expected to continue, although further price declines won't be as dramatic as they have been recently. ...more

November 4, 2008

TAMPA -- Pump prices in Tampa and elsewhere are falling, and industry observers say the trend is expected to continue, albeit at a much lower rate. In one month, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded in the Tampa Bay area has plummeted 33 percent, or $1.20, to $2.41, AAA reported this morning. A year ago, local retailers were charging, on average, $2.93 a gallon for the same grade of fuel. ...more

November 3, 2008

Pump prices continued to tumble in the past week, falling more than 25 cents to a national average of $2.656 a gallon, new government figures show. In some places, gasoline is selling for less than $2 a gallon. ...more

October 28, 2008

In an economy hammered by job cuts and lost investments, there is something that has consumers feeling good again: lower gasoline prices. ...more

October 25, 2008

In an economy hammered by job cuts and lost investments, there is something that has consumers feeling good again: Lower gasoline prices. After enduring months of record high pump prices, motorists and businesses are paying about $1 a gallon less for fuel than they were over the summer. Pump prices in the Tampa Bay area are averaging $2.87 a gallon, down from a high of $4.01 on July 16, according to AAA. ...more

October 22, 2008

The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline has dropped below $3 a gallon in the Tampa Bay area, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report. Local retailers are charging, on average, $2.94 for a gallon of regular unleaded, down from $3.78 a month ago, AAA reported today. A year ago, the same grade of fuel was averaging $2.79 a gallon in the Bay area. ...more

October 20, 2008

The Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club has received the AAA Four Diamond Award, the highest designation among any of the hotels in the Tampa Bay area and one that is awarded to 3 percent of the 60,000 AAA approved and diamond-rated properties. The Vinoy, on downtown St. Petersburg's waterfront, recently completed $3.5 million renovation, including a makeover of its two Presidential Suites, and the Plaza Ballroom and meeting rooms. The Vinoy's Lobby Promenade Lounge was reconfigured with a new bar and expanded seating. ...more

October 20, 2008

A Light in Financial Gloom: Gas Falls To $3 A Gallon Gut-wrenching declines in the stock market, a financial panic that some have compared to the Great Depression and the realization that the United States may be headed to its worst recession in more than a generation have trumped what should otherwise be good news: The return of $3-a-gallon gas. ...more

October 19, 2008

Charles Moriarty's pickup hasn't seen a full tank of gas since he bought it in March. ...more

October 14, 2008