A fight over free speech turned into fisticuffs at a city council meeting that left the brother of one of the council members arrested. ...more

October 16, 2009

The last time Abigail Pumphrey got a haircut, it was self-inflicted. She was 2. And while she was at it, she nearly scalped her younger sister, Alison, her mom Melody Pumphrey recalls. ...more

December 3, 2008

The last time Abigail Pumphrey got a haircut, it was self-inflicted. She was 2. And while she was at it, she nearly scalped her younger sister, Alison, her mom, Melody, recalls. ...more

December 3, 2008

The average size of tarpon along Florida's west coast has steadily increased since the $50 kill-tag regulation was put in place in 1989. And the results of this conservation measure are nowhere more evident than at Boca Grande Pass, where fish in excess of 200 pounds - once nearly unheard of - are now landed every summer season. ...more

July 18, 2008

Capt. Lori Deaton of Ladyfish Charters is one of the lucky ones. ...more

January 3, 2008

With the help of Mother Nature, the 19th annual Ruskin Seafood Festival drew a record-breaking crowd of about 18,000 to E.G. Simmons Park last weekend. ...more

November 14, 2007

With the help of Mother Nature, the 19th annual Ruskin Seafood Festival drew a record-breaking crowd of about 18,000 to E.G. Simmons Park last weekend. ...more

November 8, 2007

Regarding "$750 A Day Twinkie Monitor" (Metro, Nov. 6): Has anyone given thought to removing the snack bar from the elementary schools? Ice cream, popsicles, cookies, churros, chips, etc. can be purchased by the students daily with no quantity limit. ...more

November 7, 2007