Over the weekend I had a chat with an off-duty Disney worker. He has nothing to do with Disney public relations. He's just a grunt — a worker — so he didn't have to be guarded about what he had to say. Eventually our conversation got around to the use of Segways at the Disney parks. The Segway is produced by Segway Inc. of New Hampshire. It is a two-wheeled, self-balancing electric transporting device that was unveiled in December 2001. The name "Segway" is a homophone of "segue" (a smooth transition, literally Italian for "follows"). When it was first introduced it was the Segway HT for human transporter. It is now referred to as the Segway PT for personal transporter. Critics are less kind, referring to the thing as a motorized skateboard. ...more

November 24, 2007

NEWARK, N.J. Things have been awfully quiet on the sales front involving the transfer of the franchise from Palace Sports and Entertainment to Absolute Hockey Enterprises. ...more

November 1, 2007

Despite a downturn in the housing market, Prudential Tropical Realty is expanding with the purchase of the Marie Powell Realty offices here and in Spring Hill. ...more

October 29, 2007

Despite a downturn in the housing market, Prudential Tropical Realty is expanding with the purchase of the Marie Powell Realty offices here and in Spring Hill. ...more

October 28, 2007

A busy family schedule forced Sam Kinsey to make a decision not to seek re-election to a job that has been his passion for four years. ...more

September 22, 2007