I attended the meeting at the VFW in order to find out what Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio had to say. I was all primed to leave angry, but it didn't happen. ...more

December 26, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Morgan Woods Elementary School celebrated the holidays with many activities for students. ...more

December 26, 2007

Are carats more divine when mined? That's the debate in the jewelry industry, where lab-made diamonds are giving the natural variety a run for their money. ...more

December 16, 2007

On Wednesday, the county plans to rename the portion of Lumsden road between south Kings Avenue and south Parsons Road in Sgt. Ron Harrison's memory. County Commissioners are planning to designate it Sgt. Harrison Memorial Highway. ...more

December 2, 2007

As the fifth of seven children growing up in a blue-collar family in suburban New York, Bob Fornaro learned the art of survival. ...more

November 25, 2007

'Two Histories of England,' by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. Introduction by David Starkey (Harper Collins, $17) ...more

October 19, 2007

When the downtown shops started to flee, one by one, during the giddy prosperity of the 1950s, leaving for those newly constructed gems called shopping centers on the south side of town, the Hayman Jewelry Co. stayed put. ...more

October 9, 2007

TAMPA It's not easy being green unless you are the Green Hornet, the Green Lantern, Kermit the Frog or Gumby. ...more

September 24, 2007

Don't stock up on silver anniversary cards. More than half the Americans who might have celebrated their 25th wedding anniversaries since 2000 were divorced, separated or widowed before reaching that milestone, according to the latest census survey, released Wednesday. ...more

September 20, 2007

Rose Taylor has entertained her grandchildren for years with her tale of Timothy T., 'The Mouse with a House in Cat Valley.' ...more

September 19, 2007