Let's state the obvious: These are difficult times for the newspaper business. ...more

December 14, 2008

Builders of shopping centers in Florida nearly printed money in the past several years, benefiting from skyrocketing rent and soaring prices for strip malls. ...more

August 19, 2008

In the middle of a dramatic come-from-behind victory Sunday against the Tigers, the Rays saw their postseason hopes flicker when shortstop Jason Bartlett squared to bunt against Fernando Rodney in the bottom of the 10th inning and was hit on the right hand. ...more

August 4, 2008

Despite the soft real estate market, Beazer Homes USA recently sold 26 beachfront condos on the Jersey Shore in 75 minutes. ...more

July 18, 2008

Amendment No. 1 will take a bite of about $2.32 billion out of Pasco County's total taxable property value, Property Appraiser Mike Wells told the County Commission this morning. ...more

February 12, 2008

Martial Arts Advantage has opened a second location at 3801 S. Manhattan Ave. ...more

January 30, 2008

Governor Crist and the Legislature are not dumb people. They have to know, deep down, that a state can't lock in property tax rates at 1995 levels for 40 percent of its tax base and survive for very long in an economic and real estate downturn. Common sense needs to make a comeback in the economics of our state, and common sense tells us that Amendment One is in no way a serious attempt at true property tax reform for the future of the state of Florida and our own hometown communities. ...more

January 25, 2008