Many homeowners want to move but feel stuck by their mortgages, owing more on the house than they would gain by selling it. So some are trying to make their old houses new through remodeling, for their own satisfaction or to boost property value. ...more

January 1, 2010

Many homeowners want to move but feel stuck by their mortgages, owing more on the house than they would gain by selling it. So some are trying to make their old houses new through remodeling, for their own satisfaction or to boost property value. ...more

December 29, 2009

Many homeowners want to move but feel stuck by their mortgages, owing more on the house than they would gain by selling it. ...more

December 29, 2009

About 18 months ago, we bought a house that's 30-plus years old and began the process of renovation. It's been a challenge for several reasons. ...more

November 15, 2009

About one or two years before a woman opens up the birthday card that reads, "Lordy Lordy look who is 40," she has another day of reckoning. It's called the somewhat surrealistic 20-year high school reunion. ...more

December 26, 2008

Artist Tatyana Igumnova Hankinson, as someone who began life on the other side of the planet, has seen a bit of the world and it shows in her work. "I use different mediums and styles to reflect the different places I have traveled," says Hankinson. A resident of South Tampa since 2002, Hankinson is a native of the former Soviet Union. Hankinson will be featured in an exhibit titled "A Russian Artist's Journey's through a Vast Landscape" at the Pasco-Hernando Community College Art Gallery. ...more

November 8, 2008

"The Lace Reader," by Brunonia Barry (William Morrow. $23) ...more

July 27, 2008