Valerie Laken was taking graduate courses in Slavic literature in Ann Arbor, Mich., when she persuaded her husband to buy a fixer-upper in a neighborhood just beginning to gentrify. They were working on the house soon after they moved in when an old man across the street came by. So, he said, you know the history of this place, right? When Laken said no, the man proceeded to tell them. ...more

March 15, 2009

The Ave Maria School of Law says it has received approval from the American Bar Association to relocate from Michigan to southwest Florida. ...more

February 21, 2009

Brandon senior standout wrestler Eric Grajales has verbally committed to Michigan. ...more

October 14, 2008

Lakeland police have arrested a man they say was involved in a home improvement scam that targeted residents of a retirement community. ...more

October 13, 2008

It's not hard to become cocky when you're very good at something. Smart IT people easily can fall into the cocky moat. Most times they're not even aware of it. That's because it doesn't happen quickly, but over time. ...more

December 9, 2007