Scott Metzger wanted to start a restaurant-microbrewery in San Antonio, Texas. His credit was good. His business plan was sound. He should have had an easy time getting financing. ...more

May 3, 2008

The U.S. Postal Service is offering a workshop Wednesday on selling, buying and shipping goods on eBay at the post office at 5201 W Spruce St. ...more

February 25, 2008

One of the beauties of eBay is that even though buyers and sellers don't know each other or might not even be on the same continent, they can feel comfortable in their exchange because of a feature called "feedback." ...more

February 18, 2008

Rushing to visit her mother undergoing surgery in South Carolina, Sophia Teague stuffed her bill payments into her mailbox and lifted the flag to signal the mail carrier. ...more

February 17, 2008

Wayne Dennis doesn't have the military credentials to match legendary Gen. George S. Patton. Judging by the authoritative figure he cut Friday morning, though, Dennis probably could play the World War II hero on TV. ...more

February 16, 2008

Financial crimes such as identity theft and check fraud increased last year 39 percent in Tampa and 24 percent in Hillsborough County, statistics show. ...more

February 14, 2008

TAMPA - Anxious to visit her mother undergoing surgery in South Carolina, Sophia Teague stuffed her paid bills into her mailbox and lifted the flag to signal the mail carrier. ...more

February 13, 2008

From a nondescript corporate office complex off Fowler Avenue, Paul Bissett can dial up spectacular aerial views of just about anywhere on the planet on his computer screen. Beaches in Port St. Joe. Rural colleges in Ohio. Maps of utility lines in the West. ...more

February 7, 2008

"You can wear it again," the bride said. She lied. The laughable little lilac number with the puff-pastry sleeves and bow-bedecked derriere still hangs in the back of your closet, a true testament to your loyalty as a friend. Heck, you couldn't even sell it on eBay. ...more

February 4, 2008

From a reading of or listening to our traditional media, one gets the impression that European governments are models to be emulated, and their citizens are thrilled; whereas the U.S. is hopelessly flawed. Perhaps a more accurate view is that we all have shortcomings, but the preferred media attitude - as well as that of the United Nations, a hopeless failure itself - is to find fault with the U.S. ...more

February 2, 2008