At the corner of East 26th Avenue and North Garrison Street in the Grant Park neighborhood, Carla Wilson doesn't like what she sees. Across the street, the vacant house in foreclosure is going downhill fast. ...more

December 18, 2009

David Beck and his wife, Jane, have lived in their Seffner home since 1985 and have put down so much mulch and compost that they now have 8 inches of rich topsoil throughout the garden. He is a Master Gardener and she adds her talent for color and design, especially with the containers, to this fascinating garden. ...more

December 16, 2009

A civic association is acting like the Grinch trying to steal Christmas spirit, a Hudson-area resident complains. ...more

December 14, 2009

Fate isn't always a good neighbor. ...more

December 9, 2009

For years, no one on Crest Drive paid much attention to the little white house with pink trim. ...more

November 30, 2009

Guests at a late-night house party got more than they bargained for when a van drove by and a man reportedly opened fire. ...more

November 17, 2009

It seems that some things are blooming later than usual this year, probably because the heat stayed so long. Also, although most things are well recovered from last winter's freeze, some - such as the snowbushes and the crotons - will take a while to get back to where they were. I have one that was taller than me but is now only 18 inches. But some plants are doing great. ...more

November 11, 2009

A 4-year-old boy might walk with a limp after he was attacked by a family dog Monday, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report. ...more

October 25, 2009

A 4-year-old boy might walk with a limp after he was attacked by a family dog Monday, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report. ...more

October 21, 2009

A raccoon, a possum and a feral cat were trapped overnight in separate cages in the Lakeland neighborhood where a 74-year-old woman was attacked by a pack of raccoons. ...more

October 6, 2009