Hospitalized for minor leg injuries, 'zedonk' remains quarantined ...more

October 20, 2009

Looking for something to do this weekend? Why not try the Museum of Science and Industry Hurricane Expo. ...more

May 29, 2009

The full moon occurred this morning early at 2:38 a.m., and from my house I could hear the largemouth bass feeding vigorously in its light. ...more

March 11, 2009

When landscapers use the word 'habitat' it's almost always preceded by the word 'wildlife'. Nothing wrong with that, to be sure. But what about you? What about a human habitat? ...more

March 8, 2009

With business slow at his Gulfport Tile & Marble store, Dave Rickerson agreed to a handyman job to help pay the bills. ...more

December 25, 2008

Hundreds of students gathered to watch a high school brawl that resulted in an injured teacher and two arrests. ...more

November 19, 2008

11 a.m.: There are no lines of voters going into the Fair Oaks Recreation Center on 34th Street just south of Hillsborough Avenue. There are no lines either at the Pictureman Catering lunch bus parked across the street. ...more

November 4, 2008

I have hesitated too long in writing this article, not because it isn't near to my heart but because the average person has such a hard time dealing with anyone who has a chronic illness. When you discover that you are coming down with the flu, it feels terrible. You work as long as you can with it, but somewhere in its course you just have to give in to it, go to bed and recover. The muscle aches are all-consuming. The fever, chills, fatigue, stomach problems, whatever you experience feels just awful. You just want it to be over, and when it is,you want to get back to your "life" and forget you ever had it. ...more

October 26, 2008

Zachary Sharples wasn't sure what was up when his dad kept walking past their usual seats in Section 139 at Tropicana Field a couple of hours before Saturday's game. ...more

October 12, 2008

I believe anyone who cares for someone with severe memory impairment today or in the future can benefit greatly by reading this letter from a former caregiver: ...more

October 11, 2008