When the downtown shops started to flee, one by one, during the giddy prosperity of the 1950s, leaving for those newly constructed gems called shopping centers on the south side of town, the Hayman Jewelry Co. stayed put. ...more

October 9, 2007

even if we don't get a recession. Investors are anxiously awaiting third-quarter earnings, worried that a slowing economy may have damaged company profits. But even if the economy keeps humming along, things could get rough for stock-market investors. ...more

October 7, 2007

Ask Butch Davis whether there's any added significance to leading North Carolina against his former Miami program and you'll probably be disappointed with the response. ...more

October 6, 2007

The University of South Florida announced that it will receive $169 million in federal funds to study juvenile diabetes. USF said it is the largest grant it has ever received. ...more

October 3, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY Armed robbers forced their way into a man's home, and stole about $24,000 in jewelry and cash, sheriff's reports state. ...more

October 2, 2007

The Florida Orchestra's 40th anniversary season could fall silent at the onset if the area's largest performing arts group doesn't iron out a new musicians' contract. ...more

September 29, 2007

Don't stock up on silver anniversary cards. More than half the Americans who might have celebrated their 25th wedding anniversaries since 2000 were divorced, separated or widowed before reaching that milestone, according to the latest census survey, released Wednesday. ...more

September 20, 2007

When developers planned Country Village, a small subdivision off Hutchinson Road north of Ehrlich Road, there was no plan to keep up common-area grass or the neighborhood's wall. ...more

September 19, 2007