An auto insurance company, popular among those with poor credit, has closed offices and stopped writing policies in some Florida areas, including Tampa. ...more

November 6, 2009

An auto insurance company, popular among those with poor credit, has closed offices and stopped writing policies in some Florida areas, including Tampa. ...more

November 3, 2009

Althea Conklin showed up at her auto insurance agency Friday with her monthly payment in hand. But there was no one there to take her money. ...more

November 2, 2009

Verizon Wireless completed its $5.9 billion purchase of Alltel Wireless on Friday, merging two cellular phone companies that are significant in the South. ...more

January 10, 2009

LAKE PLACID — No ifs, ands or butts, Mike Eisenhart, coordinator of Keep Lake Placid Beautiful, is disgusted by discarded cigarette butts littered around town, and thanks to a $1,500 grant, he is doing something to change it. Keep America Beautiful Inc., a national organization, awarded Keep Lake Placid Beautiful a $1,500 grant, as part of the 2008 Cigarette Litter Prevention program. Included with the cash, which will pay for administering the project, with five other Florida areas, Lake Placid will receive 1,000 free pocket ashtrays. Additional ash tray receptacles will likely grace the downtown and parks. By local proclamation, June was declared Cigarette Litter Prevention Week. ...more

June 6, 2008

If you're trying to sell your home, recent real estate news is likely getting you down. ...more

December 29, 2007