Former Florida defensive tackle Brad Culpepper (1988-91), now an attorney in the Tampa law firm of Culpepper and Kurland, talks about the Gators-Seminoles rivalry with staff writer Mick Elliott. ...more

November 29, 2008

Bargain hunters continue to snatch distressed homes as prices plummet in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

November 25, 2008

Bargain hunters continue to snatch distressed homes as prices plummet in the Tampa Bay area. There were 2,021 existing homes sold in October, up 11 percent from the same month a year ago, according to a report released today by the Florida Association of Realtors. ...more

November 24, 2008

The calls just keep coming. Suzanne Evans has received a flood of donations and support since her campaign to help Hernando's homeless was publicized in Hernando Today. ...more

November 24, 2008

They are usually no bigger than a man's fist and attached to a magnet or a strip of gummy adhesive - thus the name "obwah lasica" in Arabic, or "sticky bomb." ...more

November 14, 2008

Consumers' appetites for home furnishings dropped again in August, with orders tumbling 16 percent to $1.68 billion - the fourth double-digit decline in six months. ...more

November 7, 2008

People in their 40s and 50s with long work histories are finding themselves unemployed for the first time in their lives. ...more

October 7, 2008

With people losing their jobs in a struggling economy, programs to help pay a month's mortgage, buy a bag of groceries or pay the month's utility bills are seeing a steady increase. ...more

October 6, 2008

Apparently, you can still learn something new, even in game 159 of the season. ...more

September 26, 2008

Falling lottery revenue forced lawmakers on Wednesday to transfer $48 million between trust funds to shore up education spending normally supported by ticket sales. ...more

September 11, 2008