It's a terrible time to have to think about raising property insurance rates, but a task force set up to make Citizens Property Insurance Corp. the homeowners' insurer of last resort as it was originally intended to be has little recourse. ...more

January 12, 2009

The city will hold a public meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Bruton Memorial Library, 302 McLendon St., on the Hillsborough County floodplain map that is being developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ...more

August 21, 2008

For those willing to brave the summer sun, plucking tomatoes hot off the vine is a longstanding Florida treat. ...more

June 21, 2008

For those willing to brave the summer sun, plucking tomatoes hot off the vine is a longstanding Florida treat. ...more

June 20, 2008

Florida has its share of unscrupulous insurance agents who have been talking retirees into bad deals. One popular tactic is to sell a long-term annuity to very old customers who shouldn't be tying up their money for so long. ...more

May 10, 2008