It is amazing that we get a couple days of rain, and we have major arteries flooded, access to a major hospital blocked and good citizens clamoring for help to get streets drained properly. ...more

July 6, 2009

Rain chances remain high today, a day after record-setting rainfall brought flooding that snarled traffic and forced some homes to be evacuated in the Bay area. Tampa International Airport recorded 4.72 inches of rain Wednesday, shattering the previous mark for the day, 2.84 inches, set in 1955. It was the sixth wettest July day ever. ...more

July 2, 2009

Ah, the joys of living in Florida, our chosen Southern paradise. ...more

May 24, 2009

Kentucky Derby and Tampa Bay Derby winner Street Sense closed out his career Saturday with a disappointing fourth in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Monmouth Park. ...more

October 28, 2007