Academy Awards voters are going to have to put extra effort into their choices for best picture. Oscar overseers are adopting a preferential-voting system in which academy members rank their best-picture favorites from 1 to 10. ...more

September 1, 2009

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August 31, 2009

The Florida Aquarium and Tampa are closing in on a previously stalled agreement on a new lease for the city-owned attraction, city and aquarium officials said Thursday. ...more

August 28, 2009

The Tampa Port Authority on Tuesday OK'd a $150,000 request by Tampa Historic Streetcar for fiscal 2009-10 by a 4-3 vote. ...more

August 19, 2009

The Lake Placid Town Council has approved a bid from a Sebring company for road work on three streets in the town. ...more

August 14, 2009

New York Yankees star Derek Jeter will be allowed to put up a 6-foot privacy fence at his Davis Islands megamansion, the city's variance review board decided tonight. ...more

August 11, 2009

It's strike one for Davis Islands' newest multimillion-dollar resident. The Davis Islands Civic Association board this week voted to oppose New York Yankees star Derek Jeter's request to erect a privacy fence in front of the 31,000-square-foot mansion he is building. ...more

August 8, 2009

City police have dropped their union representation. Records show Thursday's vote was unanimous to break off ties with the Pinellas County Police Benevolent Association. Officers narrowly adopted the union about a year ago by a margin of one vote. ...more

August 1, 2009

The city council voted Monday against a staff recommendation to raise property taxes and kept Zephyrhill's millage rate at 5.57 mills. ...more

July 29, 2009

Florida was a landslide pick to repeat as Southeastern Conference champions. All but one of 64 media members voting at the league's media days picked the Gators to win the title. Mississippi received one vote in balloting released Friday. ...more

July 24, 2009