Hillis Brewer has been sober for 33 years; he's 68 now. He's been a barber nearly all his life - over 48 years spent cutting hair on Sarasota's Main Street, first in Brewer's Family Hair, where his dad worked with him, and later on his own in Hairstyles by Hillis. A little over three years ago, he retired but found he missed cutting hair, and so last spring, he hung a "Hillis is Back" sign in the storefront window of Jack's Barber Shop, an old-school, two-chair setup at 1658 Main, and went back to work. ...more

December 24, 2009

This weeks business profile features A Few Good Cars Location, located at 1086 Lakeview Drive, Sebring. ...more

December 13, 2009

GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Billy Nobles, left, with "Reel Animals" partner Mike Anderson. ...more

December 12, 2009

Three women and a child in bed were shot to death during a family Thanksgiving gathering in South Florida and a male relative was being sought early Friday. ...more

November 27, 2009

Having lived in Ontario and now in Brookridge, Bruce and Beverly Gethen know firsthand the differences between the American and Canadian health care systems. ...more

November 6, 2009

In death as in life, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy on Friday brought together political rivals - this time to celebrate his life. ...more

August 29, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist has appointed Tampa lawyer Steve Burton and surgeon Joseph Diaco to the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority. ...more

July 16, 2009

Unemployment in Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties rose to nearly 11 percent in February -- meaning 42,000 people are out of work, twice as many as a year ago. ...more

March 28, 2009

Job prospecting within the insurance industry is growing year by year while unemployment continues to soar mostly everywhere else in the private sector. ...more

March 16, 2009

The smoky smell of pulled pork wafted through the air Friday at Firemen's Field as volunteers prepared about 300 meals to be sold for $6 each in support of a former Sebring police dispatcher, stricken with polio who needed a $6,000 Hoyer lift. ...more

March 14, 2009