More than 100 farmworkers protested Sunday afternoon outside a Publix demanding the grocer pay higher prices for tomatoes to help increase the wages of pickers. ...more

October 26, 2009

While The Salvation Army set a holiday donation record nationally, a sagging local economy accounted for a nearly 27 percent drop in red kettle collections for its Sebring unit in 2008 compared to the previous year, according to Major Mary Holmes. ...more

March 28, 2009

I recently read in The Tampa Tribune that a team of national urban experts are consulting with "local decision-makers and stakeholders" in an effort to make Tampa's metro area more livable. ...more

November 19, 2008

I recently read in The Tampa Tribune that a team of national urban experts are consulting with "local decision-makers and stakeholders" in an effort to make Tampa's metro area more livable. ...more

November 19, 2008

As soon as there is a critical downturn in the economy, large corporations turn their lobbyists loose... ...more

September 5, 2008

Stockholder-Based Goals Regarding "State To Weigh 47% Rate Hike" (Business, Aug. 12): ...more

August 20, 2008

City Remembers Longtime Official Bobby Sapp, 75, longtime member and first chairman of the Plant City Code Enforcement Board, died July 25. ...more

August 6, 2008

Deana Mazurkiewicz and Adrienne Reed tell nearly identical stories. Five years ago, each opened her dream business. Mazurkiewicz's Bow Wow Boutique in Tampa Palms is a popular pet grooming business with more than 4,000 clients. Reed has earned a loyal following at her yoga studio, Namaste. ...more

May 28, 2008

There's at least one advantage to not being a millionaire: less chance of being audited by the Internal Revenue Service. ...more

January 18, 2008

it has become an enduring habit that is not only engrained in our society, but in our household budgeting and decision-making processes as well. ...more

October 8, 2007