Whenever I hear that someone hits the lottery or some other big windfall, I say to myself, "Why can't they share it with me?" Well, my wife and I were shopping a few weeks ago, and when lunchtime came around we ate at the nearest place that we could find. ...more

August 22, 2009

The patron saint of hangovers gets a touch of the Irish. ...more

March 12, 2009

At first, it seemed like a lucky day for the 74-year-old woman who hit the lottery and went to a Publix on Wednesday morning to claim her prize. ...more

February 14, 2009

At first, it seemed like a lucky day for the 74-year-old woman who hit the lottery and on Wednesday morning went to a Publix to claim her prize. ...more

February 13, 2009

As Bruce Springsteen's lyrics began moving into the grim grown-up world, musical asceticism began to set in. The bold, brash arrangements of "Born to Run" were jettisoned for populist four-chord rock, and it made sense that Springsteen began alternating E Street albums with stark, acoustic-based solo efforts such as "Nebraska." ...more

January 29, 2009

If you would like to have an honest, trustworthy and expert master mechanic work on your vehicles, you cannot find any better than Tom, owner of Tech Automotive located at the end of a short driveway off U.S. 27 behind Banyan Plaza near Sparta Road. The day a friend recommended Tech Automotive to me was my lucky day. If you don't know anything about cars or trucks, Tom knows everything there is to know. If you do know a lot about them, you will enjoy talking with him while he analyzes your vehicle's problem and clearly explains to you what needs to be done. Unlike most places, he won't tell you that you must have this or that replaced if it can be fixed. His premises aren't fancy, but his prices are the lowest in the county. ...more

October 9, 2008

A man and woman felt lucky after a single-engine plane in which they flew struck a bird Friday afternoon and was forced to crash-land in a cow pasture near the Highlands County Landfill, according to Sheriff's Sgt. Mitch Moore. ...more

August 30, 2008

A man and woman felt lucky after a single engine plane in which they flew struck a bird Friday afternoon and was forced to crash land in a cow pasture near the Highlands County Landfill, according to Sheriff's Sgt. Mitch Moore. ...more

August 29, 2008

While many couples across the country went out of their way to schedule their weddings for Aug. 8 as a way of securing good luck, a South Shore couple took the theme in a slightly different direction. Carmine and Joanna Caporaso planned for their second son, Ryan, to be born on Aug. 8 at Brandon Regional Hospital. However, the Caporasos ended up taking the 8-8-08 gimmick to the extreme — the infant was born precisely at 8:08 a.m. "We had selected that date a while ago and my surgery was scheduled for 7:30 a.m.," Joanna said. "Once we were in there, and we saw that it was getting to be close to 8:08 a.m., I told them, 'If we can make it happen, let's try to make it happen.'" ...more

August 15, 2008

Tribune handicapper Michael David picks today's races at Tampa Bay Downs: ...more

January 18, 2008