The world has dramatically changed for both small and big business. So the Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce has created a series of seminars to help entrepreneurs avoid the pitfalls of starting a business and teach the latest business-survival lessons. ...more

March 14, 2009

Sometimes good ideas have to be put on hold during desperate times, and considering Florida's economic climate, that time is now. We support a bill sponsored by Rep. Denise Grimsley that would postpone impact fees for a set period of time, although we differ on the length of the postponement. ...more

March 13, 2009

At 70 years old, Gary French said he is still one of the youngest people living in Avon Park's Orangewood Acres. ...more

March 3, 2009

Proposed laws over electric rates could light up some debate when state lawmakers convene Tuesday for the 2009 session of the Legislature. ...more

February 28, 2009

About 180 volunteers are searching behind Wal-Marts, staking out labor pools, circling bus stations and scouring city streets today to count homeless people. ...more

February 26, 2009

The tired, the poor and the huddled masses yearning to breathe free often find the path of liberty leads to Pasco County. ...more

February 25, 2009

The final draft of the Washington Heights Neighborhood and Urban Design Plan is in, and now comes the question: Is a large-scale plan like this doable in the current economic climate? ...more

February 25, 2009

Citing worsening U.S. economic conditions, GM and Chrysler told the Obama administration Tuesday that the companies need at least an additional $14 billion in loans to survive. ...more

February 18, 2009

It's probably a good thing that cable news generally doesn't draw much of an audience from the 18- to 24-year-old demographic. Otherwise, history professors across the nation could very well be witnessing the undoing of their work to educate students about the dire economic climate the United States faced for much of the 1930s. ...more

February 15, 2009

The global economic downturn that has touched so many areas of society now threatens romance. Valentine's Day approaches, the day when Cupid meets commerce, and even the poorest of paramours is expected to come up with a present. ...more

February 11, 2009