While the dream of becoming an American citizen is a priceless thing, the cost has become prohibitively expensive. ...more

September 29, 2008

In Florida alone, some 600,000 blacks haven't registered to vote, Michelle Obama told a rally on Saturday. ...more

September 28, 2008

Highlands County Commissioner Don Bates said he always tries to "buy locally." ...more

September 21, 2008

It wasn't a meeting, insisted the man who called the players-only gathering in the Rays' clubhouse prior to batting practice Monday afternoon. ...more

September 9, 2008

Being a trendsetter can be pricey. As any fashionista or gadget hound knows, the latest frocks and tech toys don't pay for themselves. But a new Web site is trying to make it profitable for music lovers to stay ahead of the curve - by paying them when other people purchase MP3s they've bought. ...more

September 8, 2008

Out at One Buc Place, where the creed is to take life not just one game at a time but one play at a time, everyone has taken a private moment or two to look ahead. Way ahead. It's hard to blame them. ...more

September 7, 2008

Serena Williams wound up and smacked a shot directly at Dinara Safina early in the second set of their U.S. Open semifinal. ...more

September 6, 2008

A local investor group led by John H. Sykes, founder and former chairman of Sykes Enterprises Inc., announced a deal to purchase a controlling stake in the Tampa-based national stock brokerage company Gunn Allen Financial Inc. ...more

September 5, 2008

Being called to the majors for the first time is among the most thrilling moments in any player's career, but walking into a pennant race takes the excitement to another level. ...more

September 3, 2008

As Florida's coffers shrink in the face of a dour economy, confusion over a tax statute threatens to choke the flow of home sales at a time when the state is struggling under the burden of millions of unsold properties. ...more

August 13, 2008