The buck may be turning into a bull. The U.S. dollar extended its recent rally against major currencies on Friday as commodities fell and European and Japanese economies faltered. After sliding for years, the dollar may finally be on the way back up, some analysts say. ...more

August 16, 2008

Starting Monday, the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's Office will begin mailing out 506,000 property tax notices. ...more

August 15, 2008

After more than seven decades of selling fruits, vegetables and other groceries to South Tampa shoppers, Whaley's Market on South Howard Avenue closed its doors for the final time Sunday. ...more

August 13, 2008

Even with high gasoline prices, U.S. consumers still want high-quality vehicles that haul a lot of people and perform well, and that is forcing automakers to make radical changes in the way they manufacture vehicles, panelists at an industry conference said Monday. ...more

August 12, 2008

Last week's column about the closing of Whaley's Market in Hyde Park brought in a lot of mail and much of it touched on the loss of neighborhood institutions. ...more

August 11, 2008

Sixty-five years ago, Barbara Gooding and Bob Day rode their bikes to Whaley's Market to pick through the apples, peaches and penny candy. ...more

August 11, 2008

Sixty-five years ago, Barbara Gooding and Bob Day rode their bikes to Whaley's Market to pick through the apples, peaches and penny candy. Today, they stopped by for sandwiches, only to learn the family-run grocery store, an institution after nearly 75 years in South Tampa, was closing. ...more

August 10, 2008

It is clear which nation global corporations will be rooting for at this summer's Olympics: China. ...more

August 10, 2008

Highlands County's residents probably have more gray hair than any other county in the state, the Census would suggest. ...more

August 8, 2008

Whaley's Market isn't the glitziest grocery store in town. The carpet is worn and splotched. The paint along the side walls is a dull shade of coral. Some wire racks in the refrigerators are old and rusted. A new 39,000-square-foot Publix GreenWise Market going up around the corner promises to outshine and outmerchandize the South Tampa market ...more

August 6, 2008