After having survived what was the eighth or ninth hottest October in Florida's recorded history (dating back to the 1890s), it looks like there is some cooler weather on the horizon, according to the National Weather Service in Ruskin. ...more

November 3, 2009

Pressure mounted Monday to stop destruction of a 19th-century house on Egmont Key. ...more

June 2, 2009

Cigar-rolling put Tampa on the map, but some cigarmakers say a new federal tax on tobacco could stub it out. ...more

April 2, 2009

MIAMI — Inside the rolling room of El Credito Cigar Company, the air is earthy and fragrant, a mix of coffee and nuts tinged with caramel and leather. Amid those sweet smells, though, workers are worried about a new federal tobacco tax that threatens Florida's $2 billion cigar industry. Starting today, the tax increased from 5 cents to about 40 cents on large cigars, a little less on smaller stogies. Cigar makers say the increase will torch jobs and profits — what's left of them in the recession. ...more

April 1, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The United School Employees of Pasco will lead an effort Saturday to clean up Mount Carmel Cemetery, where some of the county's early black settlers are buried. ...more

February 20, 2009

The family clad in Pittsburgh Steelers jerseys watched Nicholas Toth walk by. In his calloused hands, he held a diving helmet he had made from scratch, a 38-pound brass and copper tribute to his grandfather. ...more

February 8, 2009

Jimmy Wasserman's dad brought him from New York to Tampa for Super Bowl weekend and all he got was a lousy $2,000 game-day Super Bowl football. The 11-year-old and his dad, Steven Wasserman, were among the small crowd that gathered today for a sports memorabilia show at the NFL Experience. ...more

January 31, 2009

Old-world beauty combined with the best of modern conveniences will be on display at this year's Holiday Home Tour, to be hosted by the Hollyhock Circle of the Dade City Garden Club. The historic Larkin Home is the destination of this year's tour, which runs from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the home, 37441 Church Ave. ...more

December 6, 2008

I would like information about my toy stove. It is marked "Royal" on the front and "Kenton Brand" on the back. Accessories include two pans, kettle, teakettle and flat iron. ...more

August 21, 2008

Like many collectors, Mike Zane began innocently. "I started collecting beer cans in the 1970s and did it because my friends did it," the 38-year-old physician said. ...more

May 3, 2008