Maybe the best way to appreciate why the elephant-you-know-what has royally hit the fan over at the Lowry Park Zoo, is to suppose for a moment that the attraction's president, Lex Salisbury, was instead a Hillsborough County commissioner. ...more

September 13, 2008

While I'm a big fan of Lowry Park Zoo, here's my problem with most animal habitat exhibitions - nothing much ever happens. ...more

August 28, 2008

The city council, acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, has added two business owners to the slate of candidates for the volunteer board of the East Tampa Community Revitalization Partnership. ...more

August 27, 2008

From the beginning, Lowry Park Zoo President Lex Salisbury insisted that his Safari Wild exotic animal park in Lakeland would be a separate, private venture. ...more

August 23, 2008

From the beginning, Lowry Park Zoo President Lex Salisbury insisted that his Safari Wild exotic animal park in Lakeland would be a separate, private venture. But a series of e-mails obtained by The Tampa Tribune show that the zoo's paid administrative staffers have worked to promote and garner political favor for Salisbury's private animal park. ...more

August 22, 2008

A redevelopment advisory board needs a for-profit business owner to round out a recommended slate of officers for September elections. ...more

August 13, 2008

Costco Wholesale Corp., which had been one of the few bright spots in retailing, said Wednesday that its earnings will miss Wall Street expectations, as it struggles with higher energy costs that are crimping its bottom line. ...more

July 24, 2008

Leaders for the USF Preschool for Creative Learning recently met to understand why the center operates in the red. ...more

January 17, 2008

Tired of operating under a deficit, leaders of the USF Preschool for Creative Learning are hoping to make changes to improve the school's finances. ...more

November 21, 2007

Roof repairs for the historical Centro Espanol de West Tampa may have to wait a little longer. ...more

October 13, 2007