I'm always leery when a potential employer seems too eager to hire me, kind of like how Groucho Marx felt about not wanting to belong to a club where they'd accept him as a member. But when the woman who interviewed me told me this job would be "just having fun" and didn't raise her eyebrows at my colorful resume, I accepted her offer. ...more

December 16, 2007

Though he is a year older, and many of his teammates seem a year younger, Joe Montelongo hasn't changed much during his senior season at Pasco. ...more

December 16, 2007

Ybor City, to be sure, remains a work in progress. It is the historical, immigrant soul of Tampa, but since the oxymoronic heyday of urban renewal, it has been in identity-crisis mode. No need to rechronicle that here, but suffice it to say that wooing businesses, residents, shoppers and diners to a wet-zoned venue frequented by drunks and punks is a challenge. One that warrants curfews, decibel ordinances and a high-profile police presence. ...more

October 15, 2007

The Internet never ceases to amaze me. The wealth of information, products, and services available at the click of a mouse is astounding. Granted, some of it is trash, and not worth the two seconds it takes to pull it up. But most of it is reliable, up-to-the-minute current, and verifiable in a few extra clicks. Wow! We are living Star Trek. ...more

October 7, 2007

While Yahia Megahed waited to see his brother at a Hillsborough County jail, he looked into a camera used for jail visits and made some silly faces, moving his eyebrows and pursing his lips. ...more

October 6, 2007

TAMPA - When Yahia Megahed visited his brother in the Hillsborough County Jail, he looked into a camera used for jail visits and made some silly faces, moving his eyebrows and pursing his lips. ...more

October 5, 2007

Licette Lover and Shannon Christaldi met as new moms at the Baby Bungalow. ...more

September 26, 2007

The company providing health care for Sarasota County's jail inmates has accused Sheriff Bill Balkwill of dumping them and awarding the $9 million contract to another firm without taking competitive bids. ...more

September 14, 2007

Tampa Bay's longest-tenured player, two-time All-Star Carl Crawford, doesn't really care who the manager is - as long as the team finds a way to win. ...more

September 9, 2007