When Zagat issued its last ratings for New Orleans, Commander's Palace, the turquoise Garden District landmark known for its food and ambience, was still being pieced back together after Hurricane Katrina wrecked it. ...more

January 18, 2009

Highlands County commissioners decided Tuesday to give property owners 60 days to come up with initial plans to eliminate what county Engineer Ramon Gavarrete called an "eyesore" within a two-block commercial strip on the west side of US 27, just north of Lakeshore Mall. ...more

January 14, 2009

Police say the response to $5 admission today to Lowry Park Zoo has created heavy traffic, packed parking lots and turned the zoo into, well, a zoo. ...more

January 11, 2009

The NFC semifinal between the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants on Sunday probably will be played in near-freezing temperatures with wind gusts reaching 25 mph. ...more

January 10, 2009

Limona residents aren't enamored with the idea of having an assisted living facility constructed in the midst of their residential community. ...more

December 31, 2008

A car bomb killed at least 24 people, many of them Shiite pilgrims, and wounded 46 others when it exploded Saturday on a busy road in Baghdad that leads to the revered shrine of Kadhimiya, according to the Ministry of Interior. ...more

December 28, 2008

"It has a Black Friday feel to it," said Tom Aiello, a spokesman for Sears and Kmart, likening the post-Christmas promotions to those found the day after Thanksgiving. ...more

December 26, 2008

With so many in need of so much, a Christian initiative to fill food bank shelves could not have been timelier. ...more

December 3, 2008

I don't remember the last time I had this much fun shopping. ...more

December 3, 2008

There was food aplenty but fewer guests than expected to share the feast as volunteers for THORN Ministries traveled to several locations in Tampa frequented by the homeless to deliver Thanksgiving dinners. ...more

November 27, 2008