There is a change in pickup for yard waste, C and D waste, and appliances for Avon Park residents. ...more

November 8, 2009

There is a change in pickup for yard waste, C and D waste, and appliances for Avon Park residents. ...more

October 30, 2009

"Cash for Clunkers" may have ended, but some retailers are piggybacking on the popular federal car rebate program, offering their own deals with a clunker twist. ...more

September 11, 2009

Many years from now, a small group of Hurricane Ike survivors will probably still be telling the story of how, on the night the storm flattened their island, they took sanctuary in a church - with a lion. ...more

September 17, 2008

Whaley's Market isn't the glitziest grocery store in town. The carpet is worn and splotched. The paint along the side walls is a dull shade of coral. Some wire racks in the refrigerators are old and rusted. A new 39,000-square-foot Publix GreenWise Market going up around the corner promises to outshine and outmerchandize the South Tampa market ...more

August 6, 2008

Ruth Campagna's Redington Beach home has four air conditioning units. When two needed replacing recently, she opted to cover them with an annual service contract. ...more

July 23, 2008

For Jose Moreno, rolling in dough isn't about making money. It's about carrying on a family tradition that began with his grandfather in Cuba and became his American dream come true May 16, when he opened Moreno Bakery at 906 W. Robertson St. ...more

June 18, 2008

Sales tax holidays for hurricane preparation are no more this season. With money in short supply, the Legislature did not renew the tax relief on hurricane supplies that Floridians enjoyed for three years. ...more

May 29, 2008

Milk, check. Bread, check. And don't forget $100 million in backup generators. ...more

May 13, 2008

TAMPA - Moshe Leib says it's not a stretch to call his black Toyota Prius a limousine. Hillsborough County's Public Transportation Commission is skeptical, though, and has denied Leib's application to operate the gas-stingy vehicle as a limo service. Now the North Redington Beach man is suing the agency in federal court. ...more

September 17, 2007