The invitation was for lunch at one of those private downtown clubs. I'm not much for those, if only because I don't like the 40-story ride up in the elevator to eat in a place where the prices fit the elevator ride. ...more

October 19, 2008

Faced with less money, the Pasco County Library System is trying to get more out of its existing collection. ...more

September 24, 2008

In a crowded laboratory painted in gray and cooled like a cave, half a dozen specialists embarked this week on a historic undertaking: digitally photographing every one of the thousands of fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls with the aim of making the entire file - among the most sought-after and examined documents on Earth - available to all on the Internet. ...more

August 29, 2008

My son has moved to New York City. And I'm okay with it … sort of. When he first told me he was moving to New York, my reaction was the typical maternal instinct—panic! Because that's what mothers do. It's in our job description. ...more

July 28, 2008

To some artists, Tampa's buildings are canvases. In 2006, about half a dozen artists used lights on buildings to brighten up downtown. ...more

July 18, 2008

All those job cuts at automakers, newspapers and even Starbucks are hard to stomach. But in a roundabout way, they may actually help the economy a bit. ...more

July 4, 2008

The day was going badly for Alberto Jimenez Ramirez. Very badly. The handyman had done his job. He had hammered and patched and scraped. ...more

June 27, 2008

I thought it was kind of nifty a couple of years ago when the city put lights on that old water tower just off Interstate 275 coming into town. It became a welcoming beacon when we returned from somewhere after dark. ...more

June 4, 2008

LAKE PLACID — With a recent $50,000 donation from Glades Electric Cooperation Inc., Recreation Director John Komosa hopes the ongoing work at a baseball field for disabled players will finish up by September. New fences and benches already circle a playing field at June Park, in preparation for the future Miracle League Field. Installation of a special rubberized turf to protect players from injury is scheduled when funding is obtained. The Glades Electric donation goes a long way toward the $250,000 fundraising goal. The turf alone will cost $121,000, said Komosa. ...more

February 18, 2008

The Bush administration announced Monday that it intends to bring capital murder charges against half a dozen men allegedly linked to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, based partly on information the men disclosed to FBI and military questioners without the use of coercive interrogation tactics. ...more

February 12, 2008