Jan Bongiorno doesn't have clients or patients. The eight seniors she and her staff currently care for are independent-minded and prefer to be at home. ...more

February 18, 2009

I've just lived through one of the most frustrating weeks of my life. It felt like I spent the entire seven days doing just one thing – waiting. I hate waiting. I waited for phone calls that never came, for mail that didn't arrive, and for a repairman who never showed. I waited in the doctor's office and the post office and the coffee shop. I waited in a checkout line so long I finally had to give up and go back to work without my0 lunch. On the job, it seemed every assignment I tackled could not be completed without waiting for someone else to do his part first, which, of course, he (or she) never did. I sent polite e-mail reminders, and waited some more. I made phone calls and was put on hold. Several times I waited till the phone grew permanently attached to my ear, only to be told he'd call me back. But he didn't. ...more

February 15, 2009

Regarding "Mistakes Do Happen," Letters, Feb. 4: You're joking, right? "Didn't occur to me that I was now self-employed"? "Complicated life"? Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner "may not be good at multitasking"? ...more

February 8, 2009

Dennis Mobbs says he was enticed by all the makeshift signs offering big bucks for people willing to rent their homes for the Super Bowl. ...more

January 24, 2009

Dennis Mobbs says he was enticed by all the makeshift signs offering big bucks if he was willing to rent out his home for the Super Bowl. When he called one of the toll-free numbers, the deal sounded almost too good to be true. ...more

January 23, 2009

Name of Business: JR's Runway Cafe Address of Business: ...more

January 18, 2009

Britton Plaza is a bit more complete with the addition of a Publix Super Market. ...more

January 14, 2009

Nebraska Avenue looks like a garbage dump. Drive the stretch between Sligh and Fowler and count the number of second-hand stores, used tire shops and just plain piles of junk for sale. The stores along Nebraska are allowed to store their items outside 24 hours a day, seven days a week; it is, in essence, a 365-day yard sale. ...more

January 2, 2009

Publix is almost ready to open at Britton Plaza in Tampa. ...more

December 31, 2008

The company that created Mitchell's Fish Market at WestShore Plaza is ready to open its newest restaurant at International Plaza. ...more

December 24, 2008