Saturday was a beautiful day for flying. It was also a beautiful day to watch people flying while shaded by the massive shadow of a B-52 Stratofortress. ...more

March 21, 2010

Carloss F. Corum of Tampa wrote a few weeks back looking for a Stained-Glass Windows cookie recipe made with chocolate chips and colored miniature marshmallows. The dough is rolled in wax paper to form a log. ...more

March 21, 2010

Today is a beautiful day for flying. It's also a beautiful day to watch people flying from the massive shadow of a B-52 Stratofortress. ...more

March 20, 2010

State braces for drop in commercial real estate Just as the housing market shows signs of improvement, Florida is braced for a downturn in commercial real estate. ...more

March 20, 2010

Mike Atherton remembers only parts of May 9 and then just glimpses over the next two months. Now, he sits in the living room of his Lutz home, dark gray prosthetic legs hang from the edge of his wheelchair, his metal feet covered by running shoes scuff the hardwood floor; a mechanical hand whirrs when he opens and closes his left fist. ...more

March 17, 2010

South Shore children will be much better read, thanks to the generosity of a former teacher. ...more

March 17, 2010

The U.S. Coast Guard this afternoon plucked six people from Tampa Bay after the sailboat they were in capsized during the St. Petersburg Yacht Club Regatta, near The Pier in St. Petersburg. ...more

March 13, 2010

For his part in the robbery, abduction and rape of two Apollo Beach waitresses, Jose Walle was sentenced Wednesday to 15 life sentences - one for each year of his young life. ...more

March 11, 2010

For his part in the robbery, abduction and rape of two Apollo Beach waitresses, Jose Walle was sentenced today to 15 life sentences – one for each year of his young life. ...more

March 10, 2010

Colder than normal weather continued into March, and I am thoroughly sick of it. On the bright side, there has been the occasional relatively warm day and no wind, and if you missed it, you've had to wait a week or so for another. ...more

March 10, 2010