Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s children have filed a lawsuit against a third, embroiling the family in a legal dispute over the estate of the civil rights icon. ...more

July 12, 2008

Almost a century ago, master shoemaker Vasile George Faklis arrived in Tarpon Springs from the Greek island of Symi and began plying his trade. In addition to making shoes, Faklis could also diagnose and correct his customers' foot problems. Today, his grandson, also named Vasile George, tends to people's feet at Faklis Orthopedic Service, on Tarpon Avenue. A board-certified and state-licensed orthotist, his knowledge of the human foot is up a notch from that of his grandfather, who learned his craft through an apprenticeship in Greece. ...more

July 12, 2008

For decades, surfing has been the premier water-based extreme sport. Infinitely linked to the coastal waves of Hawaii and Southern California, surfing has grown into a huge money-making sport with sponsored contests, magazines and even video games. ...more

July 11, 2008

Wade Osborne stopped into Head's Flags in South Tampa on Thursday to replace the faded American flag hanging outside his house in Beach Park. ...more

July 4, 2008

TAMPA — Wade Osborne stopped into Head's Flags in South Tampa today to replace the faded American flag hanging outside his house in Beach Park. ...more

July 3, 2008

TAMPA – A day after a devastating fire, the owners of a World War II-era hardware store continued sorting through the charred wreckage in hopes of salvaging remnants of their business. ...more

June 9, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Running a furniture store was not a dream for Rubel Larmon, but the Great Depression had taken over the country. ...more

January 12, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Running a furniture store was not a dream for Rubel Larmon, but the Great Depression had taken over the country. ...more

January 12, 2008

A family business grows from a lunch wagon to a shiny new restaurant, Malena's Mexican, on Fletcher Avenue. ...more

January 12, 2008

Drew Burchenal and his dad, Bill, have been hunched over a conveyor for days, inspecting the fresh, hand-picked citrus from their 220-acre citrus farm in Odessa. ...more

December 19, 2007