In my earlier life, the Reader's Digest frequently gave me emotional indigestion with its periodic threats of global warming, planetary freezing, famines, pestilences, epidemics, international calamities and a plethora of other scourges, most of which came to no greater semblance of fruition than the promises exchanged in a shipboard romance. ...more

June 8, 2008

If Dunedin economic development experts have their way, there will be no lack of scenic places to sit and relax downtown. Bob Ironsmith, economic development director, said there are "exciting plans in the works" to include clusters of quaint outdoor seating areas along Main Street. ...more

June 7, 2008

Back in 2000, as Jeff Lacy prepared for the Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he had a keen sight for the future. ...more

June 3, 2008

One such car is the Dodge Challenger. Along with its sibling, the Plymouth Barracuda, it became an icon of American muscle and power. ...more

May 24, 2008

Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee no longer has to sit down at a bargaining table to determine his deputies' salaries. ...more

May 24, 2008

With a vote of 449 to 137, Hillsborough's detention deputy chapter of the West Central Florida Police Benevolent Association has dropped the union as its representative for collective bargaining, said the union's executive director, Jim Diamond. ...more

May 23, 2008

County Administrator David Hamilton wanted to hear what was on people's mind regarding the budget. ...more

May 7, 2008

Each year for the past 27, descendants of the founders of this community near Plant City have gathered to break bread and take care of the business of maintaining the cemetery where many of their relations are buried. ...more

May 7, 2008

A 2-year-old proposal to turn a patch of land along South Village Drive into an organic garden is inching toward fruition. ...more

February 9, 2008

CARROLLWOOD A proposal to turn a patch of land along South Village Drive into an organic garden is closer to fruition. ...more

February 6, 2008