The Tampa Bay Chapter of the American Red Cross has more than 2,000 volunteers it can call on in times of disaster. But it faces a challenge: 60 percent of those volunteers are retirees, joining at an older age. ...more

August 14, 2008

Jazz with Jim, an informal jazz concert, will be offered from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Carrollwood Cultural Center. ...more

August 6, 2008

Tourism Director Susan Rupe has announced that the Hernando County Tourist Development Council (HCTDC) is accepting applications for Special Event Funding. The deadline to submit applications will be 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29; and all applications will be considered for funding during fiscal year 2008-09 (Oct. 1, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009. Applications received after the submission deadline will not be considered during fiscal year 2008-09 and will be returned to the sponsoring organization. The HCTDC sets aside a portion of its annual budget for special event funding for local groups and organizations coordinating events with a demonstrated history of visitor impact or significant potential to attract visitors to Hernando County. ...more

August 6, 2008

Jazz with Jim, an informal jazz concert, will be offered from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Carrollwood Cultural Center. ...more

August 6, 2008

The parents of a girl afflicted for about two months with constant hiccups said they are suing a hiccup-remedy business for using images of their daughter without permission. ...more

August 5, 2008

Don't be shy about haggling over what you pay your real estate agent. ...more

August 5, 2008

We're sure the good folks at Wendy's worked long hours and invested great amounts of sweat equity into their new product. No doubt millions were spent on R&D and focus groups and marketing budgets and awareness campaigns and restaurant staff training. All to jump feet-first into the very crowded and very lucrative breakfast market. ...more

July 30, 2008

"Obsessive Branding Disorder: The Illusion of Business and the Business of Illusion" by Lucas Conley; PublicAffairs, 288 pages ($22.95). ...more

July 13, 2008

SEBRING — The Heartland Riders Association will receive money to pay for advertising and brochures that will depend on the number of rooms that will be used for the fifth annual Run to the Heartland on Oct. 3-5. ...more

July 5, 2008

Ridership on THE Bus didn't spike on Thursday, but officials say at least a few dozen new riders gave the system a try. ...more

June 22, 2008