Like A Good Neighbor? So State Farm wants to stop writing homeowner's insurance in Florida. I checked into their automobile insurance some time ago and was told that I could not just buy auto insurance. They wanted it all - homeowner's, auto, life, health. At that point I was surprised it didn't include asking for my first-born child. ...more

February 2, 2009

The Christmas ornaments for sale at the Miller Park Zoo's gift shop are partly manufactured by reindeer. Honest! ...more

November 29, 2008

It's a little acreage on Henscratch Road, between Lake Placid and Sebring. You gotta know how to get there to get there. ...more

August 16, 2008

St. Petersburg's Dan Wheldon went from having one of the two fastest cars in Sunday's Indianapolis 500 to not being able to run in the top 10. ...more

May 26, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Bay Crest Elementary School teacher Ruth Jones brought the moon into her fifth-grade classroom recently, allowing students to scrutinize moon rocks, create craters and compare space seeds to Earth ones. ...more

May 8, 2008

Ten-month-old Cane has large golden eyes the size of marbles. He is playful, lovable, friendly and would love to find a permanent home. He is current on his shots, has an ID microchip implant and has been neutered. Stop by the SPCA Suncoast shelter at 7734 Congress St. in New Port Richey. Or call (727) 849-1048 and then introduce yourself to him or any of the other animals the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has available for adoption. ...more

January 26, 2008

Monday, Ben Moffitt will make his 43rd - and final - start at linebacker for the University of South Florida. ...more

December 30, 2007