Universal Orlando is delaying the debut of its new "Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit" roller coaster. ...more

April 24, 2009

Universal Orlando said Thursday that its new roller coaster, the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, will open this summer rather than spring as previously announced, but Universal did not say why the opening is being delayed. ...more

April 24, 2009

Universal Orlando said today that its new roller coaster, Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit, will open this summer rather than spring, as previously announced, but did not say why the opening is being delayed. ...more

April 23, 2009

A marketing tour buzzed through Tampa on Thursday as a member of a demolition crew used an industrial strength hacksaw to cut a Nissan in half. Electric Supply and Lenox hosted Team Hackman, described as a bunch of "master cutters," which used a monster reciprocating saw to gnaw through the car in one minute and 29 seconds. The team travels across the country to slice up cars, buses, trucks, houses, planes, trains and anything else they can get their hands on, according to a written announcement of the visit. Joey Robinson was the cutter on Thursday afternoon, laying blade to the 1993 Nissan at Electric Supply on North Manhattan Avenue. ...more

April 17, 2009

A unique marketing tour buzzed through Tampa on Thursday, as destructors used an industrial strength hacksaw to cut a Nissan in half. ...more

April 16, 2009

A Westchase teenager pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide today in the death of a motorcyclist in 2007. ...more

April 14, 2009

Did you know that year after year, we're using less water in the Tampa Bay area? So why can't we sprinkle our lawns until the wee hours, or wash our cars at all? ...more

April 10, 2009

The Tampa Downtown Rotary recently presented a check for $3,500 to the Wheels of Success program for Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties. The donation, which will be matched by the Eckerd Foundation, will help provide vehicle replacement, car repairs, related licensing services, car payments and car care classes for qualified working poor who are without reliable transportation. ...more

April 1, 2009

Tim Truitt of New Port Richey says if the federal government gave the bailout money to ordinary Americans they would end the banks' bad-debt problems. ...more

March 21, 2009

A vehicle caught fire after hitting a power pole, overturning and going into a downed power line tonight and shut down Brandon Boulevard near Lithia Pinecrest Road. ...more

March 13, 2009