I wonder how many newspaper subscribers in the Bay Area know how rare our two-newspaper community is. Can anyone name more than one major newspaper currently serving our greatest cities? ...more

December 17, 2008

In a column written by Howard Troxler, appearing Sunday, Dec. 7, in the St. Petersburg Times, it became clear just how much of an intrusion into citizen's private lives has reared its very ugly head. Why not expect this when illegal wiretapping of our people has gone unpunished? Kenneth City in Pinellas County attempted to pass what Troxler referred to as the "Mother of All Code Enforcement Ordinances." "The city would have the power to enter private homes to see that all was neat and tidy. If the homeowner refused entry, then the city could go to court and obtain something called an 'administrative search warrant.'" ...more

December 12, 2008

Well, that didn't take long. Newly sworn-in Florida Speaker of the House Ray Sansom wasn't even on the job a day when it was revealed he also took another new job - a $110,000-a-year vice president's position at his alma mater, Northwest Florida State College, formerly known as Okaloosa-Walton Community College. ...more

December 5, 2008

For now, Tampa's downtown arena is officially called the "St. Pete Times Forum." ...more

December 4, 2008

A St. Petersburg Times photographer is suing R&B singers Chris Brown and Rihanna for $1 million, saying their bodyguards attacked him as he was taking pictures of the entertainers outside a club earlier this year. ...more

December 3, 2008

A St. Petersburg Times photographer is suing R&B singers Chris Brown and Rihanna for $1 million, saying their bodyguards attacked him as he was taking pictures of the entertainers outside a club earlier this year. ...more

December 2, 2008

The quarter-mile-long riverfront bend that runs from Franklin Street east to Channelside Drive has been known by many names through the years. ...more

December 2, 2008

Alcohol might have been a factor in a fatal automobile accident in Pinellas Park early this morning, according to the Pinellas Park Police Department. ...more

December 1, 2008

As they prepare for the opening of the new Tampa Bay History Center along the Garrison Channel, city officials want to return a nearby roadway to its original name. ...more

December 1, 2008

While driving on the Selmon Crosstown Expressway, perhaps you wondered, "Did MetroPCS buy the St. Pete Times Forum?" ...more

November 29, 2008