University Mall is being torn down to make way for a new mixed used development. Uptown. Developers describe it as a village-style life sciences and technology research park. RD Management sees it as similar to the new Channelside area now known as Water Street.

Discovery Cove at SeaWorld Orlando has become the first all-inclusive day resort and animal interaction park in the U.S. to become a certified autism center. Park employees worked with the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES) and will have to retrain every two years to retain that certification.

AAA says gas prices are going up again. That's due to oil and wholesale gas prices rising to their highest levels since November. The average cost for a gallon of gas in Florida is $2.23 per gallon for now.

Spring training begins this week, with most first pitches coming this Thursday and Friday. The Rays will open the season in Port Charlotte against the Philidelphia Phillies Friday. Everyone's a fan this time of year, with country superstar Garth Brooks in Bradenton to work out with the Pittsburgh Pirates for a few days starting Thursday.