Dang 'em! We ought to take a rope and hang 'em! From higher than the tallest tree! ...more

March 25, 2009

From club events and church picnics to family reunions and pool parties, summer events mean business for restaurants and cafes that offer catering. ...more

March 25, 2009

Bucs coach Raheem Morris and general manager Mark Dominik want "tough" guys. What he really means is "aggressive." Now there's a different approach, if the Bucs really stick to it. ...more

March 24, 2009

Can local growers cash in on the developing market for biofuels? Would going into farm-to-fuel crops be a sure bet or risky business? ...more

March 24, 2009

Sometimes I fantasize about what my ancestors would think if time travel were possible and they could visit me today. ...more

March 22, 2009

Nature Coast lefty Mike Adams tosses complete game and hits two-run home run in 4-1 victory over Springstead. ...more

March 19, 2009

The number of Florida banks at risk of folding has more than doubled in the past few months, according to a Coral Gables rating agency. ...more

March 18, 2009

The number of Florida banks at risk of folding has more than doubled in the last few months, according to a Coral Gables rating agency. ...more

March 17, 2009

The South Florida Community College baseball team started strong and never let up in routing St. Petersburg College by a score of 12-7 on Saturday. ...more

March 16, 2009

As a concerned resident of Spring Lake, and owning property here for 12 years, I am strongly in favor of SLIDS'sroposed purchase of the Spring Lake Golf Resort. A previous letter to the editor indicated that a canvassing of many of the residents indicated 100 percent of them were not in favor of the purchase of the golf course. I have also discussed this purchase with a number of Spring Lake residents, probably over 100, only one said they were not in favor of the purchase and that a couple in fact had their home for sale for over a year and hope to move to another golf community. It seems to me that having a esethically looking, well maintained golf course that Kitson and Partners (the proposed managers of the golf course) have proven they will do as they have done on the rest of the golf courses they have managed, would improve all residents of Spring Lake's value which has been proven in hundreds of golf communities throughout Florida. ...more

March 14, 2009