We shoppers irk local merchants when, despite layoffs, bankruptcies and shortage of government revenue accompanying the sharpest economic slowdown in recent memory, many of us continue to buy things on the Internet. ...more

March 15, 2009

Local governments, already trimming expenses a little at the margins because of state-mandated tax cuts, should begin planning for major pruning of low-priority programs. ...more

December 14, 2008

Newcomers are challenging longtime incumbents in two of the three elections for constitutional offices in Pinellas County – the race for sheriff and for supervisor of elections. ...more

October 20, 2008

The organizers behind Springtime on the Mall, Avon Park's Christmas parade, the 4th of July festivities and other public events will have to dig much deeper into their pockets to keep the events running. ...more

August 25, 2008

A former London police chief said Thursday that Princess Diana would not have died in Paris if she had been willing to accept protection from British officers. ...more

January 18, 2008

City officials are facing another bare-bones budget this year. Thursday, city commissioners will hold the first of two public hearings on the proposed spending plan for the 2007-08 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. Typically, the commission approves a final budget and property tax rate immediately after the second public hearing, which will be Sept. 27. ...more

September 9, 2007