China took a big leap into the U.S. renewable energy market Thursday, putting up $1.5 billion for a 36,000-acre wind farm in Texas with the power to light 180,000 homes. ...more

October 30, 2009

McKeel Academy guard Cappy Toney scored a game-high 28 points and forward Heather Smith added 16 to lead the Wildcats past Lake Placid by a score of 66-50 in the Class 3A-District 10 championship game on Saturday night. ...more

February 9, 2009

McKeel guard Cappy Toney scored a game-high 28 points on Saturday night to lead the Wildcats to a 60-30 victory over Lake Placid in the championship final of the Class 3A-District 10 tournament. Lake Placid was led by Kaneisha Hamilton, who scored a game-high 11 points before injuring her knee late in the second quarter. An ambulance was called and the game was delayed more than 20 minutes as the senior was carried off on a stretcher. The extent of her injury is unknown at this time. ...more

February 7, 2009

Patient parents will discover that the best potty training is worth waiting for. ...more

January 8, 2009

TAMPA A restaurant trend is unfolding in Seminole Heights. Owners of a St. Petersburg tavern — The Independent — want to open a restaurant on Florida Avenue where Van Gogh Signs Displays and Graphics has operated since 2006. ...more

November 26, 2008

Residents packed city council chambers to discuss their neighborhoods' redevelopment outlined in maps shaded canary yellow, burnt orange, hot pink and bright red. ...more

November 5, 2008

Gerald Fraser says two cars should fit in a two-car garage. "But a lot of people have garages that are full of junk," said Fraser, a Davis Islands resident who started his Hippo Trash hauling business in September. ...more

February 6, 2008

LAKELAND — Intensity and effort kept Lake Placid close for the first half of Thursday night's Class 3A-District 10 semifinal against McKeel Academy. But the Wildcats superior height, ability and depth proved to be the difference as they cruised to 68-37 win over the Green Dragons. "We played together and with a lot of effort, and I'm proud of that," said senior guard Stacy Davis. "We gave everything we had, but we wore down in the second half and couldn't stay with them. ...more

February 2, 2008

For an experiment in urban redesign, the city is thinking Seminole Heights. ...more

January 19, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Playing back-to-back games caught up with the Lake Placid girls basketball team at the worst possible time. McKeel Academy used a patient offense and a game-high 12 points from center Ciara Cox to beat a fatigued Green Dragon squad 40-27 in a Class 3A-District 10 game on Friday night. After edging Clewiston by one point in a fast-paced, physical contest on Thursday night, Lake Placid, which dresses only seven players, ran out of gas in the second half against the taller Wildcats. "It looked like we were tired from playing on Thursday night," said Green Dragon coach Shonda Legree. "We weren't getting up and down the floor like we normally do. We don't have a lot of depth, so the girls have to play pretty much the entire game. ...more

December 16, 2007