Ashley Ralston pulled into Lily of the Valley in a white Dodge Caravan that needed work. ...more

November 27, 2008

Les Hirsch, an institution in Tampa's brokerage industry and head of the Tampa Sports Authority when the city hosted its first Super Bowl, died Friday. He was 75. ...more

November 2, 2008

Patti Schwartz knew where her family was on Sept. 11, 2001. Her daughter, Jennifer Levine, was by her side in West Hempstead, N.Y. Her son, Andrew, was out of the city and her husband, Mark, an emergency medical technician, was not scheduled to be working near downtown Manhattan. ...more

July 5, 2008

Patti Schwartz knew where her family was on Sept. 11, 2001. Her daughter, Jennifer Levine, was by her side in West Hempstead, N.Y. Her son, Andrew, was out of the city and her husband, Mark, an emergency medical technician, was not scheduled to be working near downtown Manhattan. ...more

July 2, 2008

My wife and I flew to Connecticut last week to visit our daughter and her husband in their new home. ...more

June 25, 2008

My wife and I flew to Connecticut last week to visit our daughter and her husband in their new home. ...more

June 25, 2008

All is not well with Miami's downtown federal courthouse complex. In fact, one of the buildings itself may be sick. ...more

February 17, 2008

In the eyes of his mother, Nadine, 5-year-old Matt Lambert is an amazing child. ...more

February 16, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Prekindergarten students at Kids' Stuff Preschool in Land O' Lakes went on a Christmas shopping spree Dec. 19 and 20 at Kmart in Land O' Lakes, spending money earned through household chores and parent donations on toys and clothes. ...more

December 26, 2007

When former Florida State receiver Barry Smith played for the Noles, the Florida State-Florida rivalry was one-sided. Smith, a Tampa resident who set numerous receiving records during his career, finished 0-3 against the Gators. Still, Smith has fond memories of the heated rivalry. He caught two touchdown passes in his first game against UF in 1970, and he threw one in his final FSU-Florida game in 1972, a 42-13 loss to UF and a quarterback named Chan Gailey. Today, Smith will be rooting for Gailey's team - Georgia Tech - because Smith's son, Andrew, is a junior receiver for the Yellow Jackets. Smith will be in Atlanta watching Georgia Tech play Georgia, a rivalry he compares to FSU-Florida: ...more

November 24, 2007