It's been more than a month and this box of "Life Can Be Sweeter" tablets is still glaring at me. ...more

February 5, 2009

Online retailers are ramping up heavy-duty deals to turn skittish shoppers into "Cyber Monday" spenders. ...more

December 1, 2008

Online retailers are ramping up heavy-duty deals to turn skittish shoppers into buyers during the crucial Thanksgiving weekend and "Cyber Monday" - but even so, online sales are expected to be fairly flat after years of strong growth. ...more

November 30, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) - Shopping online used to be about convenience. This holiday season, make it about saving money. ...more

November 27, 2008

Whatever else may be fairly said of the instant Main Street that intersected with the central Pasco County-New Tampa retailing scene last month, this, at least, defies refutation: ...more

November 14, 2008

Pasco County Emergency Services formally unveiled its latest brick-and-mortar addition Tuesday morning, the new Heritage Pines Station No. 39. ...more

October 22, 2008

Who Contacted Us: A coalition of groups calling itself Florida's People, Florida's Promise, which includes AARP, Florida Tax Watch, and Children's Home Society. ...more

October 12, 2008

Regarding "3 Area Schools Targeted For Closing" (front page, July 30): Closing three "failing" schools is a bit like one ancient culture's practice of whipping a certain large stone in the village center whenever there was a crop failure. ...more

July 31, 2008

TALLAHASSEE — Less than one percent of traditional Florida public schools are in line for financial penalties for failing to meet Florida's class size reduction requirements after State Board of Education rulings Monday. ...more

February 5, 2008

It's so easy to miss. For years, the University of South Florida Botanical Gardens remained a closely guarded secret of die-hard fanciers of flora and of college students seeking relaxation and refuge from their tight schedules. ...more

January 27, 2008