Walt Disney World theme parks reported eight patrons complained of injuries or illnesses from July through September, according to the latest quarterly state report. ...more

October 22, 2009

Hillsborough County neighborhoods needing playground equipment, planning festivals or trying to beautify can apply for grants of up to $1,500 from the county. ...more

May 6, 2009

Hillsborough County neighborhoods needing playground equipment, planning festivals or trying to beautify can apply for grants of up to $1,500 from the county. ...more

May 1, 2009

Florida's major theme parks reported injuries to seven patrons in the first quarter of 2009 - six at Disney parks in Lake Buena Vista and one at Universal Orlando - a report obtained Monday shows. ...more

April 21, 2009

Florida's major theme parks reported injuries to seven patrons in the first quarter of 2009 — four at Disney's Magic Kingdom, one at Disney's Epcot, one at Disney's Blizzard Beach water park and one at Universal Orlando — a report obtained this morning showed. ...more

April 20, 2009

Guests at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay avoided significant injuries in 2008, reports filed with the Florida Bureau of Fair Rides Inspection show. ...more

January 24, 2009

Guests at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay avoided significant injuries in 2008, reports filed with the Florida Bureau of Fair Rides Inspection show. ...more

January 23, 2009

South Florida Community College's Corporate and Continuing Education Department is offering a series of workshops this fall. ...more

September 7, 2008

One 34-year-old woman stepped off the Jazzy Jellies ride at SeaWorld and fractured her ankle. A few weeks later, at Roa's Rapids in the same park, a 63-year-old woman inhaled water. Tales of heart troubles, dehydration and, in some cases, broken bones come out of the grade-yourself report card for Florida's theme parks, made public each quarter by the state's Bureau of Fair Rides, a division in the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. ...more

July 22, 2008