Facing fierce resistance, the Obama administration today backed off a plan to ban sales of raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during warm weather. ...more

November 14, 2009

Never mind the warm weather or the scaled-down parade. The real reason for the sparse attendance at this weekend's Guavaween celebration in Ybor City may have been the calendar. ...more

November 3, 2009

It may have been the unseasonable warm weather or the change to ban motorized floats, but this year's Guavaween drew a smaller crowd than organizers hoped before the event kicked off Saturday night. ...more

November 1, 2009

Florida's oyster and shellfish industry is reeling 10 days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration abruptly announced plans to restrict oyster sales during warm-weather months. ...more

October 30, 2009

Florida's oyster and shellfish industry is reeling 10 days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration abruptly announced plans to restrict oyster sales during warm-weather months. ...more

October 27, 2009

The heat is on. ...more

October 23, 2009

Jennifer Hudson, Gwen Stefani and Dave Matthews all have early wake-up calls for "Today" show concerts over the warm weather months. ...more

April 7, 2009

Florida might have a soaring unemployment rate and large store chains might be liquidating or shutting down, but the national trends have been encouraging to some retail analysts. ...more

March 7, 2009

As area doctors see an increase in patients with the flu, they are urging people to use common sense to stay healthy. ...more

March 2, 2009

The free-agency signing period wasn't the only thing that began in the NFL on Friday. The league's trading period began anew as well, and that's the part the Bucs delved into. ...more

February 28, 2009