Universal Orlando this week announced a "Holiday Getaway" hotel and theme park package for Florida residents for as low as $300 for two people for two days of theme park tickets and hotel rooms. The package is available through year's end at hotels including Four Points By Sheraton Studio City and the Hilton Garden Inn. Upgrades at $25 per person per night are available at the Hard Rock Hotel and two Loews resorts. Details are available at universalorlando.com. ...more

November 26, 2008

The foundation for John Graziano, the former Marine severely injured in 2007 when a car driven by Nick Bollea, son of wrestler Hulk Hogan, slammed into a tree will hold a fundraising event Friday night. ...more

November 13, 2008

Mike Ditka walked out of the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital a changed man. ...more

November 13, 2008

Visitors to Florida might have a tough time telling whether it's an anything-goes playground or the tip of the Bible Belt. ...more

November 8, 2008

Things To Do is a list of some interesting upcoming events. Friday Pumpkin Toss ...more

October 15, 2008

Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

October 15, 2008

Florida's gambling industry remains strong despite the national economic crisis, Jim Allen, chief executive of gaming operations for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, said. ...more

October 10, 2008

Florida's gaming industry remains strong despite the national economic crisis, according to Jim Allen, chief executive of gaming operations for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. ...more

October 9, 2008

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa awarded its first Wheel of Fortune machine MegaJackpot, a $334,279 payoff to an anonymous winner. ...more

October 9, 2008

Revenue at Florida's casino and poker tables is growing, but lottery revenue is flat and race and sports wagering are declining, a report released today by the publisher of an annual gaming almanac. ...more

September 23, 2008