Residents of Sun City Center don't need to travel far to do holiday shopping. Several craft and sewing clubs kicked off the holiday shopping season with fall and holiday shows and sales. ...more

November 11, 2009

This is the eighth season of "American Idol." Knowing that it was nothing but vacuous eye candy, I resisted watching it for the first three years. Then, during season four, I got caught up in watching country singer Carrie Underwood, who turned out to be my favorite Idol contestant of all time other than Katherine McPhee, who should have won the season five Idol crown instead of the overrated Taylor Hicks. (Obviously, now I'm hooked. Pray for me.) ...more

March 18, 2009

If Plant wins its second state title in three years, it can thank Armwood. First, the Panthers have to get past Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer in Friday night's home Class 4A state semifinal game. And a history of teams that have defeated the Hawks in the postseason recently bodes well for Plant. ...more

December 7, 2008

Say an absentee landlord owns the house next to yours. Neither of you keep up your mortgage payments. ...more

October 18, 2008

In response to reader interest, The Tampa Tribune has reintroduced a stand-alone Business & Money section on Sundays. We've added features to make your time with the section worthwhile: ...more

October 12, 2008

HAINES CITY - Thanks in part to some attentive citizens, Haines City police say they've arrested an Orlando man responsible for up to 10 bank robberies across Central Florida. For now, Christopher Eugene Floyd, 29, has been charged in one Haines City robbery and two Lake County robberies. But he's a suspect in 10 robberies, stretching from Melbourne to Lakeland, starting in late March. ...more

May 29, 2008