"Rivers of the Green Swamp," edited by Judith Redfern Koch and Albert W. Vogt III (Florida Studies Program and the Tampa Bay Writers Network at the University of South Florida, $15) ...more

May 11, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA Coal Fuels TECO Stock Shares of Tampa-based TECO Energy surged nearly 8 percent Friday after Citigroup raised its rating on the stock from "Hold" to "Buy" on prospects of increased earnings from the company's coal-mining business. Friday, TECO's stock price hit a 52-week high of $19.10 a share before finishing the day at $19.05, up $1.34 for the day. The stock is up about 11 percent this year. ...more

May 10, 2008

Imagine collecting your full retirement pension while still earning your full paycheck from the same employer. To do that in the private sector, you'd probably have to retire and find a new job. ...more

February 26, 2008

As a respected NBA referee for the past two decades, Bob Delaney has made plenty of calls on the court. But the Bradenton resident has blown the whistle in a far more dangerous setting. ...more

February 7, 2008

Florida A&M University President James Ammons may be new on campus, but he appears to be quickly embracing the same old cronyism that has so damaged this university in recent years. ...more

January 28, 2008

The board of Tampa Bay Water, the regional utility serving more than 2.4 million people, is acting as if it has something to hide. ...more

January 17, 2008

With the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary within the next two weeks, Rudy Giuliani will make a three-day campaign swing through Florida starting today. ...more

December 25, 2007

"Newspapers serve up a daily slice of life, and some of them – just like people and neighborhoods – flourish, grow old and die." That was the opening line for the final story of the final edition of The Tampa Times that Aug. 14 back in 1982. The story was written by Bob Turner and was under the headline "So long and 30 from Times." ...more

December 18, 2007

The Brandon Chamber of Commerce plans to host ribbon-cutting events over the few months. The dates and locations are: ...more

December 17, 2007

A Tampa man heard chuckling behind him as he was walking home early Thursday near Memorial Hospital in South Tampa. ...more

December 7, 2007