During the worst recession in modern times, as workers were enduring pay cuts, losing benefits and being required to take furlough days, the city of Tampa's unions sacrificed ... nothing. ...more

November 6, 2009

If It Ain't Broke ... What is the county thinking? Willy's Tropical Breeze Cafe on Pine Island has been the best kept secret in Hernando County for the past 18 years. Besides being absolutely beautiful, it has consistently great food, excellent service and it is spotless. It can be compared to a tiki bar in the Caribbean but can be found right in our own backyard. ...more

March 13, 2009

Fourteen games into the season, No. 3 Pittsburgh took its first major test and passed it with plenty to spare - thanks to the inside muscle of DeJuan Blair. ...more

January 4, 2009

For Ridgewood's Keari Brink, the question was never about talent. The county's best girls pole vaulter all year, she broke the Rams' school record and won every event she competed in prior to the Class 3A state finals May 2. ...more

December 27, 2008

Not yet 25 years old and already a World Series champion. With a few more wins, several Rays would be able to claim that distinction. If it happens, Scott Kazmir, Dioner Navarro, Evan Longoria, B.J. Upton, Matt Garza and David Price undoubtedly would envision their lofty place in the game not as a final destination but as a jumping-off point. ...more

October 26, 2008

In his preface to "A Dream Play," a surreal drama about a goddess who descends to Earth to observe the human condition, August Strindberg wrote, "Everything can happen, everything is possible and probable. Time and place do not exist." ...more

June 8, 2008

Six weeks into a six-month season, not a trace of skepticism remains in the Rays' clubhouse. ...more

May 12, 2008

Keari Brink shrugged her shoulders, took a firm grip on her bright green pole, brought her hands to her right side and held the pole vertical. All the while, she stared at her chance to realize a dream four years in the making. ...more

May 5, 2008

This season has been one long reality check for the Lightning, interrupted only occasionally by bits of hope. Like most teams do, the Bolts grab on to the hope and dismiss the reality checks with the argument, "yeah, but better days are just around the corner." ...more

January 26, 2008

It's Already Saturated Regarding "County To Weigh Stimulus Plan" (Metro, Jan. 17): ...more

January 25, 2008