The young manatee's mother was nowhere to be seen, and it didn't react when people in kayaks approached it. ...more

March 17, 2009

No. 2 for the past couple of years, Caladesi Island has finally made it to the top of Dr. Beach's list of America's best beaches. ...more

May 23, 2008

After coming in No. 2 for the past two years, Caladesi Island has finally made it to the top of Dr. Beach's list of America's best beaches. ...more

May 22, 2008

Longtime State Farm customer John Spencer is not wanted any more. ...more

February 18, 2008

Restrictions on the amount of red snapper that can be caught in coastal Florida waters soon could be approved over the objections of charter fishermen who insist the rules will severely hurt their businesses. ...more

February 4, 2008

In 1969, on my first day as a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I heard as I strolled across campus a noise I could not decipher. ...more

January 6, 2008