Valuable Christmas Lessons Learned The day after Christmas, my girls and I decided to take their grandmother to the beautiful area of Tampa for a warm weather retreat. We enjoyed 80-degree weather and came back to a light dusting of snow in Chattanooga, Tenn., on our return Tuesday. The shock of the cold weather has kept me in my pajamas! Our time there was glorious except for one little mishap that taught me several invaluable lessons. ...more

January 3, 2008

Fido and his four-legged friends were unleashed Thursday on the city's first-ever dog park located within Meadows Park, off Larch Lane. ...more

December 13, 2007

Wagging tails and inquisitive pups were unleashed this week on the city's first dog park, in Meadows Park off Larch Lane. ...more

December 8, 2007

A new episode of HGTV's "House Hunters" takes us back to the good old days of February 2006, when the Tampa real estate market was unreal. ...more

December 4, 2007

A new episode of HGTV's "House Hunters" takes us back to the good old days of February 2006, when the Tampa real estate market was unreal. ...more

December 3, 2007

Daystar, the agency that helps the poor and homeless on property at the United Methodist Church on Lazella Street, has been found in violation of the county's zoning code. ...more

December 1, 2007

Some neighbors of Daystar, a faith-based agency that helps the poor and homeless, are complaining the facility on the grounds of the United Methodist Church on Lazella Street, is attracting an unwelcome element to their neighborhood. ...more

October 24, 2007

Quoting Scripture and reading the Prayer of St. Francis, the Rev. John M. Bartha looked upon the assembly that included more than 50 members of his Sunday congregation. He smiled as a large spaniel ran past him and out across the open field. ...more

October 13, 2007

Quoting Scripture and reading the Prayer of St. Francis, the Rev. John M. Bartha looked upon the assembly that included more than 50 members of his Sunday congregation. He smiled as a large spaniel ran past him and out across the open field. ...more

October 11, 2007