If there is one thing many parents wonder about, it is what their children are learning in school and what they can do to help. ...more

January 21, 2009

Convincing local businesses to sponsor a fashion show during a sputtering economy has been a monumental challenge for three local women. ...more

January 18, 2009

If you would like to join others in watching Barack Obama be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, the New Port Richey Library could be the place for you. ...more

January 17, 2009

Whether it's the shiny new convention center or the historical Union Station in the nation's capital, the locations of some official inaugural balls Jan. 20 will give bragging rights to the states chosen for those venues. But for Florida, Texas and nine other Southern states, Barack Obama's presidential inauguration committee has selected a ball site with a more earthy pedigree: D.C.'s National Guard armory. ...more

January 7, 2009

With just a few days until Christmas, local retailers are polishing their wares -- and tactics -- to land 11th-hour buyers. ...more

December 23, 2008

The nation's great migration south and west is slowing, thanks to a housing crisis that is making it hard for many to move. ...more

December 22, 2008

About 2,000 families were given food at The Volunteer Way last month. Unfortunately, the food bank on Congress Street sometimes ran out of food and many people were turned away. ...more

November 30, 2008

A vaccine against rotavirus, the leading cause of diarrhea in infants, has led to a dramatic drop in hospitalization and emergency room visits since it came on the market two years ago, doctors reported Saturday. ...more

October 27, 2008

Voters might not get another chance to have their say on the fire district after Nov. 4. ...more

October 18, 2008

For the past two decades, the nation could count on one thing to keep it going when economic times got tough: Consumers kept spending. ...more

October 4, 2008