I was a cigarette smoker for over 42 years and like most smokers, I tried just about everything to quit. Over the years I wasted a lot of money on patches, gum and pills. Desperate and feeling out of control I made a call to Jon Spiegel at the Hypnosis Center in downtown Sebring. I knew nothing about hypnosis and actually had some reservations and skepticism about it. ...more

January 23, 2009

We have a smoking problem. We admit it. Shamefully, we reveal to you our dirty little barbecue secret. ...more

December 31, 2008

Owners of the BrandyWine apartment complex in St. Petersburg near the contaminated Raytheon industrial site will host an open house at 6:30 tonight so residents can learn more about indoor air quality testing by the Florida Department of Health. ...more

November 25, 2008

For the second time since August, the Florida Department of Health has detected elevated levels of a cancer-causing chemical inside a home at the Brandywine Apartments near the Raytheon defense plant in St. Petersburg. ...more

November 10, 2008

Smoking is good. At least it is in John M. Angelini's case. The usually reviled habit provided the impetus for his 20-year collection of more than 500 cigarette lighters. About half of them are lighting up the Hudson Regional Library in a display that opened last week. ...more

February 6, 2008