Financial Emergency On Back Of Taxpayers I have an urgent financial emergency. Is the patient still breathing? Yes, but it's very shallow. Does the patient still have a heartbeat? Yes, but it's very weak. What about the color of the lips? They're blue. Where do you live? On Main Street, America? Please send help quick. OK, just one more question: are you a liberal or conservative? Oh God, please spare me (click). ...more

September 21, 2008

Chad Berry has plenty he could be distressed over as he and his crew clear out the remains of one family's life in the once-stately Bay Vista home. ...more

June 30, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Chad Berry has plenty he could be distressed over as he and his crew clear out the remains of one family's life in the once-stately Bay Vista home. ...more

June 27, 2008

Inside a tiny warehouse in a nondescript industrial park, Michael Ware busily builds game geeks' dreams. ...more

December 31, 2007

This week's Smackdown features fullback B.J. Askew vs. safety Kalvin Pearson vs. defensive end Patrick Chukwurah to determine the best Street Fighter player. Each has his own championship belts – compliments of Toys ''R'' Us – that they put on the line during each competition. ...more

November 16, 2007

For decades, average Joes and Janes have fantasized about the rock star life, but learning an instrument takes time. Learning how to rock on one takes even longer. ...more

October 22, 2007

SEBRING — As Jhonson Napoleon stood on a pile of rumble and trash Wednesday afternoon in the Nan-Ces-O-Wee Hotel, he admitted he has a lot of work ahead of him. "This is the biggest renovation project I've ever taken on," said Napoleon, who purchased the hotel Sept. 28. "But I see a diamond in the rough here. I picture what it will be when it's done, and I see a great asset for Sebring." Napoleon, a Haiti native who now lives in Miami, spent Wednesday interviewing contractors, walking them through the building and talking about his future plans. The outside will remain intact but the inside will be gutted and renovated. ...more

October 12, 2007