With one more Christmas past, it's time to start thinking about the future - the future of your Christmas tree, that is. ...more

December 27, 2009

Turns out a fairway makes a pretty decent landing strip. A two-passenger plane crashed on a fairway in Lakewood Estates in south St. Petersburg shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday. The plane lost part of a wing, but the pilot was able to walk away without injuries. ...more

December 25, 2009

Treasure hunter finds wedding band in the sand at Pine Island; gets $200 reward. ...more

November 4, 2009

In Sun City Center, the golf cart is king. Every day, hundreds of the low-speed electric vehicles ferry residents down wide, palm-tree-lined streets in this south Hillsborough retirement community. Cars are rarely needed here: doctors' offices, restaurants and shops are within walking - or carting - distance. ...more

October 31, 2009

But three years ago, retail giant Walmart moved across busy U.S. 301, cutting seniors off from low-cost medications and discounted merchandise that helped them stretch their fixed incomes. A solution to the problem may come Wednesday, when Hillsborough County commissioners consider building a cart path across a field from East Del Webb Boulevard to a signalized crossing at U.S. 301 and Cape Stone Avenue. ...more

October 30, 2009

It is John Purcell's mission to keep the Salvation Army Family Store looking as tidy as its palm tree-lined landscaping. ...more

February 7, 2009

It is John Purcell's mission to keep the Salvation Army Family Store looking as tidy as its palm tree-lined landscaping. ...more

February 7, 2009

Even though it's a buyer's market, first-time home buyers' choices often are limited. Harbour Isles, in Apollo Beach, is not only affordable for first-time buyers, but it's in a great location and has an abundance of amenities, says Cara Kane, regional public relations director with KB Home. ...more

January 25, 2009

As a tax-paying customer, I have a hard time with all the palm trees that are planted at every intersection around the state. ...more

January 15, 2009

You'd think Mike Schmidt was born with a candy cane in his hand, singing, "Oh, by gosh, by golly." ...more

December 24, 2008