TAMPA - Deputies charged a Valrico man with felony child neglect after shoppers at a Brandon Wal-Mart discovered the man's 5-year-old son unattended inside a locked vehicle, an affidavit states. ...more

June 11, 2008

Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores of Citrus Park will unveil a new look Thursday as the 46,018-square-foot store reopens with a three-day celebration. ...more

June 11, 2008

SEBRING — With shoppers usually waiting outside for the doors to open, the Habitat for Humanity Home Supply store is easily the busiest place in downtown Sebring. Although many Habitat for Humanity affiliates have similar stores selling furniture and building materials, most are not as popular or profitable as the one on 137 S. Commerce Ave. "We have one of the most successful home supply stores in the nation," said Jane Breylinger, executive director of Highlands County Habitat for Humanity. Store Manager Chuck Ball said the store had more than $600,000 of sales last year. That's enough not only to cover the administration costs of the nonprofit organization but also to build two houses every year. ...more

February 23, 2008

Apple cut the price of the least-expensive iPod, the Shuffle, to $49 after its media players sales slowed last quarter. Price for the 1-gigabyte model is 38 percent less than the previous $79. A new version with double the storage will be $69, Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple said Tuesday. ...more

February 20, 2008

Sunday will probably be the busiest day with the stores opening at their usual times with a lot of "Johnny-Come-Latelys" looking for that last minute gift. Wednesday, the day after Christmas, will find many returns and exchanges and everyone looking for the after-Christmas price reductions. ...more

December 20, 2007

The shoppers were on a mission - spend $4,000 to help almost 200 children, some only a few days old, in foster care. ...more

December 15, 2007

TAMPA - The shoppers were on a mission: spend $4,000 to help almost 200 children -- some only a few days old -- in foster care. ...more

December 14, 2007

Goodwill Industries-Suncoast has launched Goodwill Too, an online store offering bargain hunters a new way to buy new and nearly new items. ...more

December 13, 2007

How bad has the termite problem been in a stretch of quaint shops along Village Boulevard on historical Johns Pass? ...more

December 4, 2007

Youths and grownups got together this week, maturely discussed the city skateboard park and seemed to come to a meeting of the minds. ...more

November 24, 2007