You couldn't call it a storybook opener, what with the 7-0 drubbing absorbed by the home team and a traffic jam that kept many fans from reaching the stadium on time, but the Rays didn't have many complaints as they began Grapefruit League play Wednesday. ...more

February 26, 2009

At a time when bankers are being pilloried on Capitol Hill as heartless and greedy, Leonard Abess Jr. stands apart. ...more

February 25, 2009

Three innings into the Rays' first game at their new spring training home, it seemed just about everything was operating as planned inside the ballpark. ...more

February 25, 2009

Former Plant City resident John R. Pope is poised to be elected president of Ducks Unlimited when the volunteer-based conservation organization holds its national convention in Denver in May. ...more

February 25, 2009

Microsoft is asking some laid-off employees for a portion of their severance back, ...more

February 23, 2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The long-shot story of Jamal Malik in "Slumdog Millionaire" mirrors the uphill struggle to get the movie made. Given the recession and a slumping DVD market, an independent film like "Slumdog" might not survive today's Hollywood economics. ...more

February 22, 2009

In 2008, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate's Luxury and International Properties captured 20 percent of market share of the luxury market in the Tampa Bay area, according to Multiple Listing Service data. Now, the company is looking to increase that market share with Coldwell Banker Previews International, an effort designed for marketing luxury residential properties to affluent buyers worldwide. ...more

February 15, 2009

Circuit City Stores Inc. is asking a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge for permission to pay up to $4.65 million in retention bonuses to some of its employees to keep them as the chain winds down its business affairs. ...more

February 13, 2009

Bob DeWitt voted against plenty of projects during his eight-year tenure on the county's Planning and Zoning board. ...more

February 12, 2009

Back at Colby College, a small liberal arts school in Maine, Mike Vail chased rival quarterbacks as a defensive end on the football team, nicknamed the Mules. ...more

February 6, 2009