On Friday, Hillsborough County Tax Collector Doug Belden said wait times were averaging more than an hour, after averaging less than 15 minutes for eight years. At one point, there were more than 200 people waiting in the tax collector's Brandon and West County offices. Here are tips to avoid long lines or waits. ...more

August 31, 2009

Though the Chewnings know the inspection business inside and out, none of the family members had the financial expertise to deal with the situation they found themselves in. ...more

March 26, 2009

Until February, sisters Susan Bishop and Kathy Oliver sold their organic herbs and produce the old-fashioned way - person-to-person. But thanks to a conference workshop they attended in Kentucky, their sales efforts now include the Internet. ...more

December 24, 2008

Until February, sisters Susan Bishop and Kathy Oliver sold their organic herbs and produce the old-fashioned way: person to person. But thanks to a conference workshop they attended in Kentucky, their sales efforts now include the Internet. ...more

December 24, 2008

Until February, sisters Susan Bishop and Kathy Oliver sold their organic herbs and produce the old-fashioned way - person-to-person. But thanks to a conference workshop they attended in Kentucky, their sales efforts now include the Internet. ...more

November 29, 2008

WIMAUMA Until February, sisters Susan Bishop and Kathy Oliver sold their organic herbs and produce the old-fashioned way — person-to-person. But thanks to a conference workshop they attended in Kentucky, their sales efforts now include the Internet. In less than a year, their overall sales are up 20 percent. ...more

November 24, 2008

It's been a breezy and dry start to the day for much of Sarasota County this morning. ...more

August 19, 2008

All good things come to an end, and for me, the best time of my life has been the past 24 years as the outdoors editor of The Tampa Tribune. Economic conditions and a proffered buyout combined with the fact that I'm only a few months from Medicare make this prime time for me to take a bow and start easing toward the exit. Though I hope it won't be curtains for me, so to speak. As Bobby Bowden has famously pointed out, there's not but one big event left after you retire. So I am "semi-retiring." ...more

July 20, 2008

Expect closed traffic lanes on Interstate 4 until firefighters can extinguish smoldering hot spots that send smoke over the road every time wind blows from the north. ...more

January 16, 2008

TAMPA - Interstate 4 motorists could continue to encounter closed lanes until firefighters can extinguish smoldering hot spots that send smoke over the road every time wind blows from the north. ...more

January 15, 2008