Trade issues with Cuba, particularly if the U.S. trade embargo is lifted, will be the focus of a May 29 panel discussion in Tampa among the director of the Port of Tampa and scholars from the University of Florida and Tulane University. ...more

May 7, 2009

University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has another job. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner was appointed as co-chairman of the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness on Wednesday. He joins an all-star cast of star athletes from the state. ...more

May 6, 2009

Even before the current drought and toughest water restrictions in the region's history, the Bay area was using 40 percent less water per person than the rest of the country. ...more

May 5, 2009

Consumer confidence in Florida rose in April thanks to flattening housing prices statewide and news the economy has not gotten worse, a University of Florida report released today said. UF's Survey Research Center at the Bureau of Economic and Business Research reported a six-point gain in its consumer confidence index to 71 in April. ...more

April 28, 2009

University of Florida wide receiver Louis Murphy, who starred at Lakewood High in St. Petersburg, was drafted in the fourth round Sunday by the Raiders. ...more

April 27, 2009

University of Florida officials say a student studying in southern Africa is missing after getting caught in a river's strong current. ...more

April 12, 2009

Broke and don't have the time to even worry about stress? There are options, even online courses you can do in your own sweet time. ...more

April 11, 2009

Another Bartlett brother recently became an Eagle Scout. Will Bartlett, of Troop 22 in South Tampa, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor ceremony at Hyde Park United Methodist Church. His brother John, a sophomore at the University of Florida, achieved the rank of Eagle in February 2005. Their younger brother, Bryan, a fifth-grade Webelo with Pack 22, just moved up to Boy Scouts. Bryan's goal is to become an Eagle Scout like his brothers. ...more

April 8, 2009

The University of Florida has suspended a sorority for hazing violations. ...more

April 2, 2009

Rep. Ed Homan of Tampa rolled out a plan Wednesday that he said would expand Florida's thinning ranks of doctors while improving care of local Medicaid patients. ...more

April 2, 2009