We found a sewing machine in our attic that appears to very old. It is a Singer in a light wood cabinet. What is it worth? ...more

November 1, 2009

I want to bring to the attention of Hillsborough County a source of waste. The sheriff's office opened a child-care center on the Falkenburg jail site. This project was nine years coming to fruition. They did a great job. It was, and is, a beautiful center. They filled it with top-of-the-line furniture, toys and supplies. They hired a company to run the center, which was to benefit sheriff's employees. ...more

August 3, 2009

St. Petersburg police detectives are looking for two men they say stole liquor this month from a restaurant's outdoor bar. One of the suspects returned to the same restaurant, Fresco's Waterfront Bistro, 300 Second Ave. E., a few weeks later and stole several cases of frozen food, detectives say. ...more

July 28, 2009

Several appliances were found missing today from a $3 million home recently repossessed by a bank, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 19, 2009

Several appliances were found missing today from a $3 million home recently repossessed by a bank, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 19, 2009

My father was the kind of guy who just didn't know how to take a day off or a vacation that actually involved total relaxation. If he didn't have a project (or 20) going, he just wasn't happy. ...more

February 18, 2009

A family of five and a menagerie of pets that ranged from mammals to reptiles escaped a kitchen fire today that did $10,000 damage, authorities say. ...more

December 17, 2008

A Sarasota man came home Wednesday night to find a man intoxicated and asleep on his living room floor, police say. ...more

December 4, 2008

The county's affordable housing office will recommend that the University Area Community Development Corp. receive a $1.47 million loan to assist it in purchasing an apartment complex. ...more

July 16, 2008

Ex-Marine Robert "Bob" Childers' "Once a Marine, always a Marine" manner of loyalty transferred into an allegiance to the men and women of the Temple Terrace Police Department. ...more

June 21, 2008