$104 million Annual rate increase approved by regulators Tuesday $228 million Rate increase requested by TECO ...more

March 18, 2009

The millions of people who use their cell phones daily to play games, download applications and browse the Web may not realize that they have an unseen companion: advertisers that can track their interests, their habits and even their location. ...more

March 14, 2009

The latest, and maybe final, round went to the developer of a 346-foot Bayshore Boulevard condominium tower after nearly six years of legal wrangling. ...more

February 5, 2009

The debate over how much renewable energy Florida's power companies should be required to produce has taken off in a whole new direction. ...more

January 9, 2009

The debate over how much renewable energy Florida's power companies should be required to produce has taken off in a whole new direction. According to a staff recommendation from the Florida Public Service Commission, the state should adopt a "clean" standard for generating electricity, not just a "renewable" standard. ...more

January 8, 2009

A proposed Sangria's Tapas Bar & Restaurant in Seminole Heights is a step away from final approval after the Architectural Review Commission gave its OK Monday night. The Tampa City Council, which gave initial rezoning approval for the restaurant site in November, will take its final vote Thursday. ...more

December 2, 2008

Former Mayor Dick Greco is facing a fine from the state Commission on Ethics for filing a late financial report as a board member of a community development district. ...more

October 4, 2008

Federal regulators said Thursday after a lengthy review that they could not determine how much speculators have influenced commodity prices, especially the run-up earlier this year in oil prices. ...more

September 12, 2008

Zuriel Cabrera's beef with his cable TV company started shortly after he moved into Live Oak Preserve and learned he couldn't receive high-definition channels or use his brand-new TiVo. ...more

June 28, 2008

LIVE OAK PRESERVE - Zuriel Cabrera's beef with his cable TV company started shortly after he moved into Live Oak Preserve and learned he couldn't receive high-definition channels or use his brand-new TiVo. Last week, he took his issues to the Federal Communications Commission. Cabrera, who has been a vocal opponent of bulk contracts between cable companies and homeowners associations, flew to Washington, D.C., to meet with members of the FCC's media bureau and other commission staff. ...more

June 25, 2008