Many homeowners want to move but feel stuck by their mortgages, owing more on the house than they would gain by selling it. So some are trying to make their old houses new through remodeling, for their own satisfaction or to boost property value. ...more

December 29, 2009

Many homeowners want to move but feel stuck by their mortgages, owing more on the house than they would gain by selling it. ...more

December 29, 2009

An estimated 40 percent of the caregivers in the United States are middle-aged men or older and it appears these men are rolling up their sleeves, jumping in and getting their hands dirty. ...more

December 24, 2009

During the holidays, many of us spend money on gifts and give generously to charities. What most people don't know is that credit card companies take a big bite out of all those dollars spent. ...more

December 22, 2009

Though a pending rule change appears to put an end to free breakfast next year in most Highlands County Schools, the district's food service director maintains that breakfast will continue to be available to all students at no charge. ...more

December 3, 2009

Bucs coach Raheem Morris fielded questions from the media for nearly 20 minutes on Monday. ...more

November 17, 2009

Mr. Rooney. We were very sorry to watch you vote against health care reform. I can promise you that we will not be supporting you in any future election (should you run) unless you prove that you can be trusted by voting for the Affordable Health Care for America Act in the upcoming final House vote. ...more

November 10, 2009

Pinellas County's mainstay tourism industry appears to be inching toward leading Pinellas out of recession, the county's visitors industry consultant said Wednesday. ...more

October 29, 2009

WASHINGTON The cost of health insurance is the number one concern of small business owners, according to a new report released by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills. ...more

October 25, 2009

Monday morning, the board of Tampa Bay Water voted to spend $1 million for a consultant to help the regional wholesale utility select the firm that will get the job of fixing the many cracks that have developed in its 15-billion-gallon C.W. Bill Young Reservoir. Fixing this crack problem at the reservoir, which is less than five years old, is going to cost almost as much as the $146 million it cost to build it. When you're throwing around that kind of dough, what's another million tacked onto the bottom line? ...more

October 21, 2009