After spending most of Tuesday and early this morning flogging Haiti, Hurricane Gustav has started a slow movement away from the island and across the Windward Passage toward Cuba. ...more

August 27, 2008

"Swan Peak," by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster, $25.95) ...more

August 17, 2008

Gory and bucolic all at once, cockfights have drawn crowds to small-time pits and full-blown arenas in towns across Louisiana for generations. By the end of the week, they'll be against the law. Everywhere. ...more

August 11, 2008

Income in the Tampa Bay area grew more slowly in 2007 than for the nation as a whole, according to new numbers from Washington. ...more

August 8, 2008

Income in the Tampa Bay area grew more slowly in 2007 than for the nation as a whole, according to new numbers from Washington. ...more

August 7, 2008

Florida's public universities are seeking $65 million from the Legislature to stop the exodus of talented faculty members who are drawn to better opportunities in more financially stable regions. ...more

August 7, 2008

Rising prices, falling home values, stagnant wages and tight credit. It's a potent combination that has struck the American consumer hard. ...more

August 5, 2008

Recently, I received an e-mail missive from one of the legions of loyal, devoted, satisfied readers of this space who took note of the cancellation of my old radio show on WFLA, 970 AM. ...more

August 3, 2008

In New Orleans, cocktails are serious business. What better town for a temple to the tasty history of the American libation? ...more

August 3, 2008

The missing pet reports after Hurricane Katrina included loving details, such as "has a white smiley patch on his tummy" and "she's wearing light purple bows on her ears." ...more

July 30, 2008