"The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches," by Jeff Yeager (Broadway Books, $12.95) ...more

March 8, 2009

Don't Forget Merchants Funny, we hear so much about the big corporations hurting from this economy yet very little is mentioned about small business owners (though my chiropractor did ask me if I was going to Washington to ask for a bailout for my company). Other than that, not many are calling to ask how I am surviving the recession as a small business owner. ...more

January 12, 2009

The holiday shopping season is finally over, and, if you're anything like me, you don't even want to think about visiting the mall for at least a few weeks. Luckily, you might not have to. ...more

January 4, 2009

This week, Tarpon Springs City Commissioner Susan Slattery proposed that the city adopt an ordinance that would place stringent city controls over developing property on which eagle's nests are located. Other commissioners gave the idea a preliminary endorsement. Hey, wait a minute. There's an eagle's nest on the Wal-Mart property. As the "Saturday Night Live" Church Lady used to proclaim, "How conve-e-e-e-enient!!" ...more

December 20, 2008

City commissioners asked planning staff to tweak their proposed ordinance restricting big-box and chain store businesses from coming into the city so developers are made to feel more welcomed. ...more

October 4, 2008

Almost a century ago, master shoemaker Vasile George Faklis arrived in Tarpon Springs from the Greek island of Symi and began plying his trade. In addition to making shoes, Faklis could also diagnose and correct his customers' foot problems. Today, his grandson, also named Vasile George, tends to people's feet at Faklis Orthopedic Service, on Tarpon Avenue. A board-certified and state-licensed orthotist, his knowledge of the human foot is up a notch from that of his grandfather, who learned his craft through an apprenticeship in Greece. ...more

July 12, 2008

My name is Randy Gilde. I live in Lake Placid and I am one of the owners of Highlands Greenhouse-Delray Plants. We are the proposed site for the ethanol plant in Venus. This opinion is written with all due respect to Hilary Swain and Archbold in response to her guest column in Saturday's paper. We have nothing but admiration for what they do and represent. We are a green industry and are also good stewards of the land the Lord has blessed us with. Although I am not as educated nor can I write as eloquently as Hilary, I would like to make some positive points about co-locating with the plant. ...more

February 13, 2008

The corridor of land wedged between Interstate 75 and Falkenburg Road is expected to explode with new development over the next few years. ...more

December 17, 2007

At Jeff Cassels' jewelry store, falling real estate values and rising gold prices are more than news headlines - they are contributors to an uncertain holiday season. At Joanie McDonald's clothing store, however, a weakening dollar is turning into a boon. ...more

December 13, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - As more land is developed in central Pasco County, some people fear that memories of the area's history of railroads, citrus groves and ranches will be buried under asphalt, concrete and big-box retailers. ...more

September 27, 2007