The Florida Aquarium and Tampa are closing in on a previously stalled agreement on a new lease for the city-owned attraction, city and aquarium officials said Thursday. ...more

August 28, 2009

Roughly 1 million customers of the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will see a 10 percent increase on their premiums Jan. 1. ...more

July 8, 2009

On Monday, the governing board of Tampa Bay used one hand to hold its collective nose and plunged the other into the pockets of the people in Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties who consume the water the regional wholesale utility produces. Then the board voted to spend an estimated $125 million over the next five years to repair the many cracks that have developed in the utility's 15-billion-gallon C.W. Bill Young Reservoir. ...more

June 23, 2009

Water managers issued a fine of nearly $9,000 for unauthorized construction to the Polk County exotic-animal park owned by former Lowry Park Zoo President Lex Salisbury. ...more

April 29, 2009

As of Friday, the Tampa Bay area will have its toughest-ever water restrictions, courtesy of Tuesday's unanimous vote by the Southwest Florida Water Management District's governing board. ...more

March 31, 2009

On Tuesday, the Southwest Florida Water Management District will consider its next phase of tighter water restrictions for Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties. ...more

March 28, 2009

No matter how small its numbers or its relative strength, the Temple Terrace River Watch Task Force isn't willing to concede to the wishes of the Southwest Florida Water Management District's governing board. ...more

March 25, 2009

The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority is trying to put the finishing touches on a long-term transportation plan, complete with rail systems and express buses between and within counties. ...more

March 21, 2009

The Hernando County School District was justified in its decision to deny an application for a charter school for dropouts, the state Board of Education ruled Tuesday. ...more

March 19, 2009

Carol Carter, who resigned from her post as state committeewoman for the Hillsborough County Republican Party over an e-mail some considered racially offensive, is dropping out of the race to regain the position. ...more

March 14, 2009