I've been a gardener for about a dozen years, but it wasn't until we moved to Tampa that things got so out of control. I lost track of what I'd planted where and how long ago, and when I'd last fertilized it all. ...more

August 7, 2008

The Rays entered Thursday's game having committed 29 errors in their last 29 games - the most in the majors during that span and the same number they made in their first 71 games. ...more

July 25, 2008

A man in Bradenton stole a front-end loader this morning, drove it through a field, knocking down a fence, allowing several cows to escape, say deputies. ...more

July 12, 2008

Caring for more than 2,500 pepper plants takes "every waking minute" that Don Swanson is not at work. ...more

July 12, 2008

PLANT CITY About a half-dozen homeowners were allowed to return to their homes about 90 minutes after they were evacuated due to a ruptured natural gas leak off Sammonds Road. ...more

July 7, 2008

PLANT CITY - Authorities are evacuating about a half-dozen homes along Sammonds Road because of a natural gas leak. ...more

July 7, 2008

It really doesn't pay to get too cocky about your garden. Because just when you think you've got it looking right, that you wouldn't change a thing, something is bound to happen. ...more

July 3, 2008

Scott Kazmir started to get upset in the bottom of the sixth inning Wednesday, when home-plate umpire Derryl Cousins called a ball on a pitch the Rays' starter was certain was a strike to give Reggie Willits a walk. ...more

June 12, 2008

NASA's Phoenix Mars lander was not the only one doing the shaking. ...more

June 12, 2008

I live on a long, long, long street in Carrollwood. Many front lawns, many approaches to watering. ...more

June 12, 2008