It's a sacrifice, but I am willing to save our community $500,000 and assist Tampa Bay Water in picking the best company to repair our reservoir. ("Reservoir consultant could get $1 million," Metro, Oct. 17). My fee would be cut rate. I'd only charge $400,000. The financial sacrifice would be nothing compared to the reward of service to the public. ...more

October 21, 2009

In an unusual move, condos and town homes in the downtown area are set to be auctioned, one by one. ...more

October 21, 2009

The local hotel industry continued its slump in August, with revenue down from a year ago. ...more

October 20, 2009

For the first time in 18 months, Tampa International Airport in September reported an increase in ridership compared with year-ago figures, a departure from the decline in business and leisure travel shaped by the recession. ...more

October 13, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — Miley Cyrus has quit Twitter, leaving her fans puzzled over her abrupt exit. The teen pop star was one of the most popular people on the microblogging site, with more than 1.1 million followers. But the account for the 16-year-old Cyrus is no longer available. ...more

October 8, 2009

MIAMI (AP) — The Florida Power & Light Company must pay a $25 million penalty for a massive outage that left nearly one million homes and businesses without power last year. ...more

October 8, 2009

Thousands of people turned out Saturday morning for the latest Susan G. Komen Florida Suncoast Race for the Cure in downtown St. Petersburg's Vinoy Park. Organizers expected to raise about $1 million for the fight against breast cancer. Events included a 10-kilometer race, a 5-kilometer race and a 1-mile fun run/walk. ...more

October 4, 2009

Brett Favre said Wednesday he believes the fines handed down by the NFL for his absence from last year's New York Jets injury reports were "very unfair." ...more

September 24, 2009

$754 million: proposed fiscal year 2010 budget $5.73: property tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value ...more

September 24, 2009

Netflix declared a seven-member group from around the world the winner Monday of its three-year, $1 million contest to improve its movie recommendation system by at least 10 percent. ...more

September 22, 2009