Major golf tournaments such as the Transitions Championship at Innisbrook usually provide its 100-plus PGA golfers with a free vehicle for a week. The cars are split among local car dealerships after the tournament ends. ...more

November 15, 2009

Elder Automotive Group, the firm that owns Jaguar of Tampa, was the high bidder in a bankruptcy auction for Ernie Haire Ford on Monday. ...more

August 18, 2009

Tiffany Porter's large pink sign gleamed in the hot sun. "Help the homeless" was its message, and it was read by thousands of motorists at Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and State Road 54 during rush hour Tuesday evening. ...more

April 1, 2009

Tiffany Porter's large, pink sign gleamed in the hot sun. "Help The Homeless" was its message, and it was read by thousands of motorists at Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and State Road 54 during rush hour this evening. Porter was one of about 40 people who held similar signs – some said, "How Can You Help? E-mail the governor" – along one of the most congested stretches of Pasco County's busiest east-west thoroughfare. "We just want to bring awareness to the homeless population," said Porter, 25, of Wesley Chapel. "The cops are telling them they have to leave their campsites or they'll be arrested. "But, even if they move, they're still homeless. There needs to be a [better] plan." Porter, an administrative assistant at Victorious Life Church, said campsites recently were broken up behind a nearby drug store and auto dealership. ...more

March 31, 2009

The economy has sunk another Tampa Bay area auto dealership. This week, AutoNation Inc. of Fort Lauderdale closed its AutoWay Dodge dealership at 19400 U.S. 19 N. in Clearwater. ...more

November 18, 2008

I read one of your articles in which you talked about those receiving Social Security disability benefits being allowed to work. ...more

November 10, 2008

The gazebo at Veterans Memorial Park will be named for the prominent longtime Plant City family headed by former Navy pilot and retired auto dealer B.M. "Mac" Smith Jr. ...more

August 20, 2008

The gazebo at Veterans Memorial Park will be named for the prominent longtime Plant City family headed by former Navy pilot and retired auto dealer B.M. "Mac" Smith Jr. ...more

August 13, 2008

Alfred N. "Skip" Ferrazano, 62, of Spring Hill, died Thursday, Jan. 3, at Oak Hill Hospital. He was born in Paterson, N.J., and moved to this area 17 years ago from Butler, N.J. ...more

January 8, 2008

Abundant Life Christian Center in spacious location. ...more

January 4, 2008