The festive holiday sweaters; you've seen them. Heck, you probably own one. Those fleecy pullovers and knit creations sequined with Santas and sparkling with snowflakes are as much a part of the holidays as cookies and eggnog. ...more

December 14, 2009

She calls them "my guys." They see her as an angel. For more than five years, Jean Batronie has been a Sunday afternoon regular in downtown Tampa. ...more

December 12, 2009

Those campy pullovers and knit creations are as much a part of the holidays as cookies and eggnog. ...more

December 10, 2009

Following his first day after a full night's sleep in days, Russ Oberbroeckling, chairman of the 2009 Temple Terrace Relay for Life, couldn't be happier. The event he and his committee spent weeks preparing for is history. But, best of all, the March 27-28 overnight fundraiser netted $130,000 of its $170,000 goal set by the Tampa office of American Cancer Society. "Deep down I was hoping we'd reach the goal, but $130,000 is fantastic considering the state of the economy," said Oberbroeckling, who voluntarily took charge of the event for the second time. ...more

March 31, 2009

William and Jane Sibbitt won't be traveling this year to visit their grandchildren in Vermont or his brother in California. They're shopping for golf shirts at garage sales, they're not eating out as much, they're doing less recreational shopping in Terre Haute, and they've even cut back on charitable giving. ...more

February 12, 2009

A Senior Information Fair will be held Saturday in conjunction with the weekly Downtown Farmers Market in New Port Richey. ...more

January 21, 2009

A Senior Information Fair will be held Saturday in conjunction with the weekly Downtown Farmers Market in New Port Richey. ...more

January 21, 2009

The most heartbreaking e-mail alerts that crossed my computer screen this holiday season arrived from an active, progressive union that has set up a fund for medical benefits for widows and orphans of their former members. ...more

December 21, 2008

A shiver of dread went down Ralph Uzzi's spine when the phone rang late one night. ...more

November 12, 2008

A combination community garage sale and cookout will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the home of Stephanie Troxell, 4748 Voorhees Road, New Port Richey. The event is a fundraiser for the Lofreddo family - specifically 7-month-old Chance Lofreddo, as he nears the first of several heart surgeries in his lifetime. ...more

August 20, 2008