St. Petersburg authorities began exhuming this morning the body of a woman buried in 1948 to see if it matches a skull found in a former gravedigger's home. ...more

October 29, 2009

During a recent weeklong trip to Washington, St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School eighth-graders and their teachers visited monuments and participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. They also watched a presidential motorcade pass by. ...more

April 8, 2009

When I was little, I wanted a troll for Christmas. It wasn't just me; my brothers wanted one, too. Only problem was our mom hated trolls; she thought they were ugly and pointless. And, in the lean years after her divorce, I'm sure she thought trolls were a luxury in a household constantly in need of new shoes and mittens and hats for three growing children. ...more

December 25, 2008

With just a few days until Christmas, local retailers are polishing their wares -- and tactics -- to land 11th-hour buyers. ...more

December 23, 2008

The bottoms of my 15-piece tea set are marked in blue letters "Hand Painted" with a sunburst below and the word "Nippon." In addition, there is a hand-painted mark in gold: "Ella, Sept. 1917." ...more

November 23, 2008

The bottoms of my 15-piece tea set are marked in blue letters "Hand Painted" with a sunburst below and the word "Nippon." In addition, there is a hand-painted mark in gold: "Ella, Sept. 1917." The set is hand-painted with flowers. I would like to know the value and history of Nippon. ...more

November 18, 2008

Save for a few relatives, probably no one at the commemoration ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base this morning really knew Lt. Michael Monsoor or Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Murphy. ...more

November 17, 2008

My antique has been described to me as a black basalt box that probably is English. It has no marks. What can you tell me? ...more

July 24, 2008

Bill Lehmiller doesn't want anyone to forget his nephew, Sgt. Michael R. Lehmiller, or what he did for his country. ...more

May 26, 2008

About 50 employees held hands and lined across a department store's entrance Thursday before parting to let a crowd of holiday shoppers enter for the first time since a gunman killed eight people there 15 days earlier. ...more

December 21, 2007