My wife and I would like to know what our old bowl is worth. It is hand-painted with raised decoration. It is marked with a green "M" enclosed in a wreath and "Noritake." ...more

November 29, 2009

Some owners were allowed to install carpet on the walks of their building. Our building is now going to be painted and weatherproofed. The board is requiring that the owners have the carpet removed at their expense. The board says that the carpet is not in compliance with Florida law. Who is now responsible for the cost of removing the carpet? ...more

October 25, 2009

Help prevent the spread of Breast Cancer. ...more

August 31, 2009

Indonesian officials struggled Saturday to identify the two suicide bombers behind the deadly attacks Friday at two American hotels in Jakarta, even as they said more clearly that the men appeared to have had ties to a Malaysian Islamic extremist. ...more

July 19, 2009

To Bob Bleakley, the father of one of three friends who did not survive a gulf fishing trip last week, details of a report released Monday about what happened on the boat are inconsequential ...more

March 16, 2009

The official opening of Ocean Prime Restaurant at International Plaza took place Feb. 17. Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio was on hand to cut an inaugural ribbon. ...more

March 11, 2009

While I consider our recent President George Bush to have been an overall great president, he goofed big time toward the end of his tenure. The container for the $900 billion economic recovery was so constructed that it was easy for the liberals to get virtually all of the recovery ingredients and fill the container with pork, except for a sprinkling of genuine recovery elements. ...more

February 20, 2009

DEP will wait until February to issue a letter of intent for the landfill Angelo's Aggregate Materials wants to build in eastern Pasco County. ...more

January 12, 2009

I would like to know the history of my rosewood sofa. It is a solid piece but needs to be reupholstered. It has old feather-stuffed pillows. ...more

January 4, 2009

Nearly 300 volunteers built a playground on Dec. 6 for the Nick Capitano Boys & Girls Club, 1218 E. Kay St. They installed climbing elements, slides and swings on the 3,200-square-foot playground. The project was funded by the MetLife Foundation and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay. KaBOOM!, a Washington-based nonprofit group got the organizations together, helped design the playground and supervised the construction of the playground set. The Nick Capitano Boys & Girls Club has 137 children enrolled in its after-school program. ...more

December 17, 2008