Some teenagers use MySpace. Others prefer a low-tech method of self-expression: a can of spray paint. ...more

December 11, 2008

METHUEN, Mass. - You'd think a turkey farmer would get a day off once the Thanksgiving bird reaches the table. Jim Rischer gets something far less - at best. "I try to work a half-day instead of a full day," said the patriarch of the family that owns Raymond's Turkey Farm. "Then I get ready for Christmas." ...more

November 28, 2008

Despite a statewide slump in the housing market, developers Gary Walden and Isaac W. McKinney III want to bring new rooftops to the city's downtown district. ...more

February 13, 2008

Britney Spears went to a courthouse Monday but abruptly left amid a swarm of paparazzi without attending a hearing in her child-custody battle with her ex-husband, missing a chance to try to persuade a commissioner to restore her visitation rights to her two little boys. ...more

January 15, 2008

Britney Spears was derailed yet again in her struggle to get her life back on track, losing custody of her two sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline. A Los Angeles court commissioner Friday gave sole physical and legal custody of the former couple's two boys to Federline and suspended the troubled pop star's visitation rights. ...more

January 5, 2008

The hometown holiday parade went off without a hitch, but a boy's death during Plant City's Christmas Parade last week provoked a safety discussion among Dade City commissioners Tuesday evening. ...more

December 12, 2007

One of the key advantages of having a city or county charter is that voters can decide how their policymaking boards are structured. ...more

December 7, 2007

City commissioners again deferred hiring a city manager Monday, triggering a fourth search for a top administrator. ...more

December 4, 2007

Some cities are led by a mayor who's elected by the people. Not Dade City - and definitely not after Tuesday night's commission meeting. ...more

November 28, 2007

City commissioners have selected three candidates they want to interview for the open position of city manager. ...more

November 14, 2007