Officials with Smith & Associates Real Estate think many factors are coming together to help revive the housing market. Falling inventory, lower interest rates and federal programs aimed at saving homes from foreclosure are helping give the market a shot in the arm, they say. ...more

March 15, 2009

A return to the Bucs seems unlikely, but remaining in the NFL is becoming more of a possibility for former Bucs linebacker Derrick Brooks. ...more

March 10, 2009

A spot someplace in the NFL is becoming more of a possibility for former Bucs linebacker Derrick Brooks. ...more

March 10, 2009

NEWS AND NOTES Bulls Name Football Coach Two months ago, John Booth contemplated moving back to Florida and coaching high school sports. ...more

February 24, 2009

Kevin Beckner, Hillsborough County's first openly gay commissioner, is about to reopen the potentially explosive issue of giving health care benefits to the unmarried domestic partners of county employees. ...more

January 17, 2009

Kevin Beckner, Hillsborough County's first openly gay commissioner, is about to reopen the potentially explosive issue of giving health care benefits to the domestic partners of county employees. ...more

January 16, 2009

State Cuts Funding For Community Organizations Community organizations hoping to cash in on state funding will have to look elsewhere, members of the Pasco County Legislative Delegation have warned. ...more

December 31, 2008

Pasco County's legislative delegation has put the word out to community organizations to expect no state support this year. ...more

December 21, 2008

Of the 147,000 public high school graduates in Florida last year, at least 6,500 earned a diploma without ever having passed the 10th-grade FCAT. ...more

November 29, 2008

If you want to learn about the world, books and maps and videos can only take you so far. And considering that globetrotting isn't a viable option for the average grade-school student, there's a more practical way to learn about faraway places: make friends with someone who lives there. ...more

October 26, 2008