When the Legislature voted in May 2007 to create the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority, state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, hailed the move as a "tremendous victory" for the Suncoast. TBARTA, he predicted at the time, will "have a huge impact in addressing our transportation needs." Barely 18 months later, getting TBARTA into a state in which it can do anything about the transportation problems in Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough and four other counties in west-central Florida is proving a difficult task. ...more

October 18, 2008

Tampa International Airport in September experienced its worst decline of passenger traffic since November 2001, two months after the Sept. 11 attacks, an airport report issued Friday said. ...more

October 11, 2008

Tampa International Airport in September experienced its worst decline of passenger traffic since November 2001, two months after the 9/11 attacks, an airport report issued Friday said. ...more

October 10, 2008

Shares of Toyota Motor Corp. plunged Wednesday following a major business daily report that Toyota's operating profit would fall 40 percent this fiscal year through March. ...more

October 9, 2008

Arrests of people entering the United States illegally along the busiest stretch for such crossings fell for a second year, possibly reflecting economic conditions in both countries, a spokesman said Friday. ...more

October 4, 2008

The leader of Florida's public university system on Thursday called for a continued freeze on the size of freshman classes, warning that continued economic woes would only erode educational quality otherwise. ...more

September 26, 2008

The leader of Florida's public university system today called for a continued freeze on the size of freshmen classes, warning that continued economic woes would only erode educational quality otherwise. ...more

September 25, 2008

Ritz-Carlton remains committed to opening a hotel in Tampa despite plans that have fallen through with a Clearwater developer for a hotel-condominium project. ...more

September 24, 2008

If you've ever wondered about the location of the proverbial "square one," it's right where Temple Terrace's new downtown is supposed to be. ...more

September 16, 2008

There currently is an e-mail circulating among seniors on the Internet. ...more

September 15, 2008