Serious boaters in the Bay area know O'Neill's Marina well. The business, near the north end of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, has been an icon for 55 years, giving fishermen a place to buy bait, fuel up and have their boats serviced. The marina is run by the Phillips family, under a lease with the city of St. Petersburg. That lease will expire this summer, and St. Petersburg managers have told the family the city will take over the operation. ...more

January 13, 2009

Most people who peruse the "Dear Santa" letters tucked inside a binder at the Victorian Village gifts and collectible store are not surprised to see a skateboard and bicycle among the items on 5-year-old Dion's wish list. ...more

December 10, 2008

In a season that inspires earnest letters about toys, one notable batch is being sent not by kids to Santa's workshop but by parents to the executive suites of real-world toy makers. ...more

November 30, 2008

In a season that inspires earnest letters about toys, one notable batch is being sent not by kids to Santa's workshop but by parents to the executive suites of real-world toy makers. ...more

November 29, 2008

State Sen. Victor Crist, R-Tampa, weighed in on the Dade City landfill controversy Tuesday, filing legislation that would severely restrict where new landfills could be built in Florida. ...more

December 5, 2007

The Florida Institute for Community Studies left empty-handed from the Hillsborough County budget hearing, despite pleas for funding. ...more

September 26, 2007