Newcomer Emma and perennial favorite Jacob may top the list of popular baby names nationwide, but Florida marches to a different drummer. ...more

May 19, 2009

Someday soon, the grass may be greener for people laid to rest in a section of one Lawrence, Kan., cemetery. ...more

May 7, 2009

America's economic woes are taking their toll on the art world - especially in the Sunshine State, say state arts agencies across the country. ...more

March 31, 2009

Please sit down while reading this. We have identified a promising sign in our local economy. Everyone's been looking for something positive and although it's small right now, it's something to make us feel good about, and we all desperately need that these days. ...more

February 27, 2009

Serving smaller hot dogs, plastic juice pouches and fewer of the kids' favorite chicken sandwiches can go a long way in shrinking the food budget. ...more

January 6, 2009

hillsborough county schools cuts $1.3 million from the school meal budget ...more

January 5, 2009

Sales prices for Tampa Bay area homes continued to plummet last month as buyers recoiled from October's financial wreckage on Wall Street. ...more

December 24, 2008

Prices for Bay area homes continued to plummet in November as buyers recoiled from October's financial wreckage on Wall Street. ...more

December 23, 2008

Bargain hunters continue to snatch distressed homes as prices plummet in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

November 25, 2008

Bargain hunters continue to snatch distressed homes as prices plummet in the Tampa Bay area. There were 2,021 existing homes sold in October, up 11 percent from the same month a year ago, according to a report released today by the Florida Association of Realtors. ...more

November 24, 2008