On its face, State Farm's request to increase rates for hurricane coverage by an average of 47 percent statewide is outrageous and unjustified. ...more

July 25, 2008

TAMPA - The Tampa Tribune and the security company it uses, Wackenhut, have been named in a wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday in civil court. ...more

July 2, 2008

TAMPA - Customers of Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas could see a rate increase starting next spring of 9 to 10 percent, the parent company of both utilities said this afternoon. TECO Energy Corp. said it plans to ask state regulators in August for permission to raise the base rates of both Tampa-based utilities. ...more

June 12, 2008

There's some good news after all for fans of Cork & Olive wine shops. ...more

June 11, 2008

Bear Creek Coffee Cafe's owners say its coffee is all about the beans, but its coffee is not all the cafe is about. ...more

June 11, 2008

Mesa will file for bankruptcy protection by July 20 and cut 700 jobs - 14 percent of its work force - if Delta's termination of a regional flying contract sticks and Mesa can't redeploy unused aircraft, a senior executive for the Phoenix-based carrier said Tuesday. ...more

May 28, 2008

TAMPA -- The shrinking media industry is taking another local hit with the dismissal of Mace Michaels, who has been a meteorologist with WFLA, Channel 8 since 2000. Michaels does the weekend weather reports at 6 and 11 p.m. and works on weather-related stories during the week. He can stay with Channel 8 through Aug. 4, and he expects to keep busy well into the hurricane season, which begins next month. ...more

May 23, 2008

Media General Inc., the parent company of The Tampa Tribune, said Thursday that it will have cut its work force by nearly 11 percent by the third quarter to reduce operating costs. ...more

May 23, 2008

With "For Sale" signs sprouting up like dandelions on lawns in Pasco County, one national company is hoping it will find the grass is a little greener on the commercial side of the real estate market. ...more

May 19, 2008

Diane Tone portrays the establishment of Republic Bank in Temple Terrace as a turn of fate. ...more

May 10, 2008