A historic Ybor City building that was the focus of a preservation fight after it caught fire 20 months ago looks much the same as it did in the days immediately following the blaze. ...more

July 27, 2008

In the end, a reprieve wasn't enough to save Zeus, the German shepherd from Nokomis who bit a Verizon worker last year and was condemned to death. ...more

May 29, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- "I have goose bumps," Holiday resident Cynthia Besio said Friday when she first heard the news Wal-Mart will abandon plans to build a store at S.R. 54 and Grand Boulevard. ...more

May 9, 2008

Midway through last season, it seemed a given that the Rays would spend the winter looking for a more established everyday alternative to Dioner Navarro behind the plate. ...more

February 9, 2008

Whew! Ain't I the lucky one! I figure there's a whopping $240 savings on my typical, average home value now that Amendment 1 is said and done. And yet, I'll still have an end-of-the-year tax bill that's three times that of my neighbors. ...more

February 3, 2008

Nick Calathes scored 21 points and helped spark Florida's second-half surge for a 90-83 victory against Alabama on Tuesday night in the first Southeastern Conference matchup of the season. ...more

January 9, 2008

Congress on Wednesday gave final approval to a plan that will spare millions of middle-class taxpayers from paying higher taxes in the coming months. The White House welcomed the development and said President Bush would sign the bill. ...more

December 20, 2007

Rogers' Christmas House Village Lifts Spirits A few days ago I made a seasonal visit to Rogers' Christmas House Village. There were many shoppers on that Sunday afternoon, but nowhere near as many as other times. ...more

December 15, 2007

The chestnut tree that gave Anne Frank a link to the outside world while she hid from the Nazis won a reprieve Tuesday when a judge ordered the city to reconsider whether the diseased tree can be saved. ...more

November 21, 2007

Money may not buy love, but it might get some working wives a reprieve from the vacuum or overflowing laundry baskets. ...more

November 16, 2007