Welcome back, Snowbirds. Welcome back to the land of grapefruit and palms; the land where it never snows and Lake Woebegone never ices over. ...more

November 4, 2009

The summer doldrums are fading as retailers see more shoppers and hire extra workers for the anticipated holiday and seasonal surge later this month. ...more

November 3, 2009

These days, snowbirds are buying, rather than renting, their RV sites for the winter. ...more

October 17, 2009

I find myself actually agreeing wholeheartedly with a letter by Gabriel Read. Read wrote to encourage your readers to fill in the void taken up by our snowbirds. His emphasis was volunteerism; something of a shock because I would have expected his answer to be more government involved. ...more

April 4, 2009

The timing could not be better with three events that occurred this past weekend (March 15) Mentoring article in Parade Magazine, a seminar on bullying in North Carolina and good deeds by citizens across the country. ...more

March 29, 2009

I was out on George Boulevard near the weathered sign angled into the ground proclaiming "Future site of the sheriff's administrative center." ...more

March 23, 2009

Thomas Rosenberger was buying clothes in bulk. He visited the Big and Tall Men's Wear in Spring Hill during the weekend and stocked up on shorts, pants and shirts because he knew he wouldn't get another chance. ...more

March 22, 2009

I know all local businesses can't wait for the "snowbirds" to arrive, and aid in the help of stimulating our local economy to last through the summer months. Well, I opened my business in April 2008 with the fear of making it through the summer even with the recent departure of the northerners. Now with the approaching one year anniversary of my business, I would like to give thanks to all the local patrons that made this past year a success for me. If it wasn't for all my past and new customers, I wouldn't still be here. So, thank you for believing in me and my business. ...more

March 22, 2009

I do not understand why we have to resort to calling 911 when our neighbors are disturbing others in the building. I understand it when the disturbance occurs during the night; I had to call the police at 1 a.m. on a few occasions. ...more

March 15, 2009

Goodwill Industries-Suncoast is looking for donations of new or like-new children's books for its annual BookWorks childhood literacy program. ...more

March 8, 2009