A Trinity fundraiser this weekend will benefit abused children in Pasco County. Aquaterra Salon and Spa, 7813 Mitchell Blvd. in Trinity, is opening its doors after business hours today to host a cut-a-thon fundraiser in support of Pasco Kids First. All proceeds from this event, scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m., will benefit the nonprofit organization "dedicated to the prevention, assessment and treatment of child abuse and neglect," according to a news release. ...more

March 28, 2009

Japan and other nations are hopeful robotics will provide a solution for their growing labor shortage problem as populations age. ...more

March 12, 2009

The pain began in my stomach about an hour after dinner and sat there like an exhausted runner taking a rest. It never moved, it never grew. It felt permanent and that felt scary. ...more

March 4, 2009

On Monday I was so upset that I lost my keys to my car and home. I searched everywhere for them. I was very uncomfortable that the keys would get into the wrong hands. On Thursday, I talked to Sue Beson, the Tai Chi instructor at the YMCA, and told her I may join the YMCA again as I love Tai Chi. My membership at the YMCA had expired last year. ...more

February 23, 2009

Tourism Coordinator Sue Rupe today will be driving to the I-95 Florida welcome center, just outside Jacksonville, and set up a small table to greet people coming across the state line. ...more

January 30, 2009

Daniel Moynihan heard his share of barbs before he left Los Angeles. ...more

January 5, 2009

I was the new guy, no health insurance, no money and I needed to see a doctor. ...more

October 27, 2008

Tuesday's primary election ballot contained the names of several city council aides who found themselves running for a position they know little about. ...more

August 27, 2008

A Pinellas County teenager is recovering this week from a liver transplant just weeks after another hospital removed him from an organ waiting list, in part because of his status as a foster child. ...more

July 16, 2008

Dear Abby: For the past three years, I have been dating this girl, "Annie," whom I love very much. We're both 18, and I am starting college in the fall and plan to go into the military. ...more

May 4, 2008