People who think aquarium exhibits lack pizzazz have not met Raldo. The animated shark journalist will be visitors' guide through Ocean Commotion, The Florida Aquarium's newest exhibit. ...more

October 16, 2008

Santa Fest, a couple of hockey games and a few other events might interfere with a time travel excursion in December, so the Tampa Bay History Center has postponed its grand opening to Jan. 17. ...more

October 15, 2008

Santa Fest, a couple of hockey games and a few other events may interfere with a time travel excursion in December, so the Tampa Bay History Center has postponed its grand opening to Jan. 17. ...more

October 14, 2008

The opponents in the races for sheriff and clerk of courts did the most sparring Monday morning as all eight candidates running for the four countywide offices on the Nov. 4 ballot spoke at the Highlands County Homeowners Association. ...more

October 14, 2008

Florida's gaming industry remains strong despite the national economic crisis, according to Jim Allen, chief executive of gaming operations for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. ...more

October 9, 2008

Passenger traffic at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport declined 75 percent to 9,220 passengers in September, airport officials said this morning. ...more

October 8, 2008

When the Tampa Bay Rays clinched a spot last week in Major League Baseball's postseason, it could not have come at a better time for Pinellas County's visitors industry. ...more

September 29, 2008

The confusion over state tax law that threatened to bottleneck home sales throughout the state has been resolved. ...more

September 24, 2008

It's not a big surprise that enrollment is down in Highlands County schools this year. The lower number is a product of our ailing economy, and the need for families to follow jobs wherever they can find them. Unfortunately, sometimes those jobs are elsewhere. ...more

September 5, 2008

The owners of Snellgrove's Restaurant, a family owned downtown institution for nearly a half-century, have specific plans for their vacant property across the street - as soon as the economy turns around. ...more

August 27, 2008