When Jim Leavitt arrived at the University of South Florida in December 1995 and set up shop in those trailers that held the football offices for several years, Steve Spurrier was in the middle of his term as king of Gainesville, Butch Davis was rebuilding a Miami program that eventually would win a state-record 34 consecutive games, and Bobby Bowden's Florida State program was considered one of the finest in the nation. ...more

December 3, 2009

Few observers of Florida's gambling mess are surprised that it has come to this puzzling point. ...more

July 8, 2008

Pinellas County drew a record 5.3 million overnight visitors in 2007, but the weak U.S. economy appears to be taking a toll on leisure travel statewide, with upscale destinations remaining the exception. ...more

February 14, 2008

We're going to do a little experiment using Chaos Theory this week. You remember Chaos Theory, don't you? It's the idea that if a butterfly in Japan flaps its wings in April, the flap may set off a chain of events that causes a thunderstorm in Boise in June. ...more

November 6, 2007