Not so long ago, we all lived in a world in which we decided where to meet friends before leaving the house and we hiked to the nearest pay phone if we got a flat tire. Then we got cell phones. ...more

October 25, 2009

Apple Inc. updated its iMac desktop computer line Tuesday and introduced a mouse that responds to the touch of fingers instead of using buttons or scroll wheels. ...more

October 21, 2009

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell clarified the rules for how to handle any punts that ricochet off the high-definition monitors that hang over most of the field at the new Cowboys Stadium. Perhaps the key piece of his ruling is that it is only for this season. ...more

August 28, 2009

South Bay Hospital has installed a new surgical tracking system that helps visitors check on the status of friends and family during a surgical procedure. The system is continually updated, allowing visitors to know a change in status faster than in the past. ...more

August 12, 2009

Clowns. So old-fashioned. Bounce houses. Fun but done. Three 50-inch plasma TVs and the latest video games rolling right up to your child's birthday party. Take that Mr. and Mrs. Jones. ...more

April 29, 2009

The University of South Florida - with five players in double figures - advanced to the semifinals of the WNIT, pulling away late in the second half Sunday to outlast St. Bonaventure 80-66. ...more

March 30, 2009

The city council on Thursday granted permission for a high-end movie theater in Hyde Park to offer cocktails with food and movies. ...more

January 23, 2009

A high-end movie theater coming to Hyde Park wants to offer cocktails and appetizers with movies, a proposal that will require it to get a liquor permit. ...more

January 21, 2009

A high-end movie theater coming to Hyde Park wants to offer cocktails and appetizers with movies, a proposal that will require them to get a liquor permit. ...more

January 20, 2009

The city council is expected to vote Thursday on a settlement to end a more than decade-old dispute with two companies over the number of billboards they can put up. ...more

January 20, 2009