Minnesota voters won't know who won the state's U.S. Senate race this year, and it's looking more likely that the new Congress will be sworn in before the race ends between Democrat Al Franken and Republican incumbent Norm Coleman. ...more

December 23, 2008

Lex Salisbury, president and CEO of Lowry Park Zoo, defended his tenure with the zoo against a critical city audit and said he will answer questions at a special zoo board meeting Thursday. ...more

December 15, 2008

TAMPA -- Hillsborough County needs to quit talking about attracting high-paying jobs and start getting specific about what it will take to become an economic powerhouse, county commissioners said today. At their annual goal-setting meeting, several commissioners expressed frustration with vague notions such as visions and strategic goals that never move the county off dead center. ...more

December 11, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Students in Pasco County schools could have an extra long winter break next year. ...more

December 7, 2008

The city's Public Nuisance Abatement Board reemerged from oblivion earlier this year, vowing to crack down on the owners of blighted, crime-ridden properties. ...more

December 6, 2008

The city needs volunteers to fill several vacancies on boards and commissions dealing with everything from nuisance properties to tax breaks for commercial developers. The Public Nuisance Abatement Board, a quasi-judicial body that deals with properties with a pattern of criminal activity, needs to fill one vacancy. ...more

December 5, 2008

America's Second Harvest of Tampa Bay held its 14th Annual Empty Bowls Luncheon on Nov. 20 at Lykes Gaslight Park. More than $50,000 was collected to help raise awareness and money for those who are hungry in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

December 3, 2008

Following its tradition of electing a new chairman each year, the School Board of Highlands County approved Andy Tuck to head the board for the next 12 months. ...more

November 22, 2008

Sue Lewis, director of music ministries for St. John United Methodist Church, pinpointed the issue when she said, "All of us arts organizations share the same problem: getting the word out." ...more

November 13, 2008

Tommy Brooks is former director for Ocala Authority. ...more

November 11, 2008