When children would ask Leola Hunsberger why she dressed like the Cat in the Hat, she turned the question around with logic worthy of the Cat himself. ...more

March 10, 2010

State lawmakers may beef up protections of property owners' rights by rewriting a law this spring that is at the center of a case of alleged fraud in Pasco County. ...more

March 8, 2010

State lawmakers may beef up protections of property owners' rights by rewriting a law this spring that is at the center of a case of alleged fraud in Pasco County. ...more

March 8, 2010

The Buccaneers hope they're the team Ndamukong Suh winds up playing for following the draft. ...more

February 28, 2010

There must be a way for B.J. Upton to change his fortune on the field, to change the way he's perceived, to erase an uneven past. And he has the answer: A big season. ...more

February 22, 2010

Has there ever been a development the Highlands County Planning and Zoning Commission didn't like? From their recent sessions the answer is that the commissioners are not crazy about small developments. The developments they like most are titanic. ...more

February 19, 2010

A proposed high-rise condominium on Bayshore Boulevard narrowly has received the go-ahead from the Tampa City Council. ...more

February 17, 2010

Jeff Barnes has doubled as a coach and director of the Summerfield Community Basketball League for the past seven years. ...more

February 17, 2010

With the unemployment rate in the United States lingering just below 10 percent and the midterm elections nine months away, job creation has become the top priority in Washington. President Barack Obama has called for transferring $30 billion in repaid bank bailout money to a small-business lending fund, saying, "Jobs will be our number one focus in 2010, and we're going to start where most new jobs do, with small business." The fund is among several measures - tax incentives, infrastructure projects, efforts to increase exports - that the White House has proposed to help boost employment. As Americans consider the various approaches, it's time to debunk some myths about what it takes to stimulate job growth. ...more

February 14, 2010

Tampa's crime rate has plummeted 56 percent in the past seven years, police announced Tuesday, including a nearly 16 percent reduction last year. The multiyear drop "translates into 20,000 less victims of crime, and that's a number that says, without a doubt, Tampa is a safer city," police Chief Jane Castor said. ...more

February 10, 2010