Hundreds of peppermint gourmet chocolates were spread out in front of me at William Dean Chocolates in Largo on shiny, stainless-steel prep tables. ...more

December 14, 2008

It's only been a week since the defeat, but the battle lines have already been drawn in the fight over the future of conservatism. ...more

November 14, 2008

A report on the Everglades restoration from the national Academy of Sciences should spark prompt action in Washington and Tallahassee. ...more

October 18, 2008

It's one of the rare occasions when it's OK to gawk at the flaws of the very old. Designers and architects are plucking wood from old barns and other structures to give new projects a dose of character that otherwise can be hard to come by. ...more

July 24, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Putting pressure on congressional Democrats to back more exploration for oil, President Bush on Monday lifted an executive ban on offshore drilling that his stood since his father was president. ...more

July 14, 2008

A leading congressional proponent of opening up offshore oil drilling closer to Florida's Gulf Coast promised on Wednesday to continue his fight, after being dealt yet another defeat. ...more

June 12, 2008

WASHINGTON - A leading congressional proponent of opening up offshore oil drilling closer to Florida's Gulf Coast promised to continue his fight Wednesday, after being dealt yet another defeat. A Democratic-controlled House panel voted 9 to 6 in a party-line vote against lifting the 27-year-old offshore drilling moratorium, at a time when gasoline prices are expected to float at or above $4-a-gallon for the rest of the summer. ...more

June 11, 2008

Who is on strike? The nearly 12,000 members of the Writers Guild of America on the East and West coasts. The group includes writers of movies and TV shows, including soap operas, sitcoms, prime-time dramas and late-night talk shows. ...more

November 6, 2007

Trustees overseeing Antioch College said Saturday that they have reversed an earlier decision and will keep the school open. ...more

November 4, 2007

SEBRING – SeaBreeze Homes Inc. and TOV Development Co. announce the development of SeaBreeze, the companies' 224-unit condo-home community located on the corner of Sebring Parkway and Scenic Highway. With the permitting process well under way, groundbreaking for the $50 million project, which will encompass 19.4 acres just north of Lake Jackson in Sebring, is anticipated in the spring of 2008. Its first units are slated for availability in the fall of 2008. According to Randy Asher, a managing partner of SeaBreeze, the project's architects and planners focused on the needs of busy professionals throughout the process of floor plan and community design, as well as in developing an amenity package. ...more

October 21, 2007