"It all depends on your point of view." These words began a dispatch addressed: "To Whom it May Concern" and found lying on Freedom Plaza's reception. ...more

December 23, 2009

Ricki South, sadly, knows what it's like to have a loved one out in the cold, homeless and lost in his troubles. ...more

December 9, 2009

Even those among us who love to shop will start running out of steam and ideas at some point this month. ...more

December 6, 2009

What began as a harvest celebration between European settlers and indigenous communities nearly four centuries ago has become our cherished tradition of Thanksgiving. ...more

November 26, 2009

In February 2008 the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners directed the Planning Department and Planning Commission to study the Interstate 4 corridor "to identify opportunities for economic development." ...more

September 23, 2009

When landscapers use the word 'habitat' it's almost always preceded by the word 'wildlife'. Nothing wrong with that, to be sure. But what about you? What about a human habitat? ...more

March 8, 2009

Last summer, as thoughts of retirement floated through his mind, St. Petersburg native Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy threw something out there: What if he formed his own boxing promotion company? ...more

March 6, 2009

Recently the Heartland Riders Association went before the Board of the Tourist Development Council to request the balance of the $15,500 that had been budgeted for the Run to the Heartland Event held in October. The event attracted 52,000 visitors to our county and according to the TDC this event only garnered just over 550 room nights. ...more

March 1, 2009

An area church is offering a helping hand in tough economic times. Springhead Baptist Church in Plant City is offering discount groceries through Angel Food Ministries, a nonprofit, nondenominational organization providing "grocery relief" to communities in 35 states. People have been coming from as far away as Zephyrhills. ...more

February 22, 2009

Speaking not as an economist, but as a lawyer born during the Depression, thus growing up both before, during, and in the shadow of World War II with its economic deprivation and "ration coupon" induced austerity, gives one a considerably different perspective than a "boomer" who hit the ground running in the swinging sixties with its unconstrained counter-culture followed by decades of consumer excess. ...more

February 20, 2009