Lex Salisbury, who ran Lowry Park Zoo before resigning under fire in December, is trying to sell two zebras through an animal trading magazine even though he doesn't hold the license the federal government requires for such transactions. ...more

March 20, 2009

The question was asked by several of the 200 audience members in several different ways: Why should the Spring Lake Improvement District buy the golf resort? ...more

March 20, 2009

The Port of Tampa will spend $17,150 to repair a faulty siren, one of four to warn the port and nearby neighborhoods about an accidental release of ammonia gas. ...more

March 18, 2009

Nine o'clock in the morning is the start of the workday for most professionals in America. For avid tennis players living in Sun City Center, 9 a.m. is a prized time for competing in their favorite sport. ...more

March 18, 2009

The East-West Shrine Game, a college-football all-star bowl that began in 1925, is coming to Tampa's Raymond James Stadium in 2010. ...more

March 17, 2009

Seattle Paper Goes Online Hearst Corp. announced Monday that the Seattle Post-Intelligencer will print its last newspaper edition today and become exclusively Web-based as www.seattlepi.com, making it the nation's largest daily newspaper to move to online only. ...more

March 17, 2009

Henry Saavedra didn't wait for the Tampa Sports Authority to fire him. Instead, the longtime executive director offered his resignation to the sports authority's 11-member board of directors, which was expected to vote on a motion from Chair Vincent Marchetti to terminate his contract. His last day as director will be April 1. ...more

March 17, 2009

It's dismaying that University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft, at a time when universities are facing major budget cuts, would approve generous bonuses for four high-level, high-salaried employees. ...more

March 13, 2009

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche agreed Thursday to pay $46.8 billion in cash to buy the 44 percent of California-based biotech pioneer Genentech that it doesn't already own, ending a long corporate struggle between the companies. ...more

March 13, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - In a money-saving move, the Pasco-Hernando Early Learning Coalition plans to let its staff handle services that previously have been contracted to an outside agency. ...more

March 13, 2009