Travelers looking for a place to stay, including the thousands heading to Tampa soon for the Super Bowl on Feb. 1, often seek input from friends, consult a guidebook or check online for customer reviews. ...more

November 25, 2008

TAMPA Travelers looking for a place to stay — including the thousands heading to Tampa soon for the Feb. 1 Super Bowl — often seek recommendations from friends, consult a guidebook or check online for customer reviews. If you really want to know a hotel's secrets, though, ask a state inspector. ...more

November 21, 2008

Kathy Gaudino knew at a young age what she wanted to do in life, noting in the 1981 West Haven, Conn., High School yearbook that her career ambition was to work with animals. ...more

August 31, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Confusion over which gas station was shut down by state inspectors who found water in the tanks and pumps of a former Shell gas station at the southwest corner of U.S. 27 and State Road 70 has hurt business at the Circle K gas station, which now carries the Shell branding. Tom Eaton, district manager for Circle K, said Wednesday that his business on the northwest corner of the same intersection has been devastated due to customer confusion over where the water gas was located and pumps shut down. ...more

July 2, 2008