Walter Geissler of Sun City Center recently lit the grand live Christmas tree in the atrium donated by the German-American Club as part of their annual tradition. ...more

December 17, 2008

Two top leaders of Lowry Park Zoo have been booted from their profession's most respected organization for deals that sent zoo animals to the president's private collection. ...more

December 7, 2008

The nation's premier accrediting agency for zoos and aquariums has suspended its endorsement of Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo. ...more

December 6, 2008

Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo has been notified that its membership in a national group that accredits zoos and aquariums has been suspended. ...more

December 5, 2008

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November 29, 2008

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November 19, 2008

It seems inconceivable: Somali pirates in speedboats foil warships from the world's most powerful navies to prey on shipping lanes crucial to the oil supply. ...more

November 19, 2008

A central figure who helped forge a much-criticized relationship between Lowry Park Zoo and its CEO's for-profit exotic-animal park has resigned from the zoo's board of directors. ...more

October 18, 2008

MIDDLE SCHOOL GOLF Explorer downs Parrott, 156-165, for third win of the season after two practice rounds at The Quarry. ...more

October 15, 2008

Jeffrey Merritt is unemployed with three young children at home, and without much money left, he got desperate, his girlfriend said. The Tampa man was arrested Friday, charged with robbing a Valrico bank. Investigators say he also robbed two in Pinellas County. ...more

October 6, 2008