To help prevent the release of unwanted exotic animals, Plant City and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will host a non-native pet amnesty day Nov. 7. ...more

October 21, 2009

Anheuser-Busch InBev says it will sell theme parks including Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay to Blackstone Group for $2.7 billion, the Associated Press reported this morning. ...more

October 7, 2009

Busch Gardens may be closer to having a new owner. Blackstone Group LP, a New York-based investment firm, is looking into a deal to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev's theme parks, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. It cited an unidentified source. ...more

September 24, 2009

Blackstone Group LP, a New York-based investment firm, is looking into a possible deal to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev's theme parks, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. ...more

September 23, 2009

With a theme park ride as their training ground, about 40 firefighters and instructors practiced rescue operations in swift waters on Thursday. ...more

August 29, 2009

They came out from under rocks and caves to Busch Gardens to prove who was the scariest of them all. ...more

July 13, 2009

Busch Gardens is holding five auditions for first-time candidates for "Scareactors" to frighten guests at the park's annual Howl-O-Scream event, which will run on 17 dates this year from Sept. 2 to Oct. 31. ...more

July 8, 2009

I have a great solution for a new stadium for the Rays that is the best place for all the counties. How about the Tampa Greyhound Track? ...more

July 7, 2009

Celebrate 50 years of fun this summer with big names in country, Latin and classic rock. ...more

July 3, 2009

Regarding the fireworks remarks on June 28th ("Law ignites a fuse," Views): When are people going to take responsibility for their own actions? Like guns, fireworks are only dangerous if they are not used as the directions state. A lot of people are usually in a party mood and may drink too much and not think about how to use them as directed. Another reason why injuries happen is because of the idiots who let kids play with this stuff. Yes, there are some cases where the item goes awry and does not perform as it was intended to do, and injuries happen. Does that really mean that we have to ban yet another party item? ...more

June 30, 2009