Literary Cafe held at Challenger K-8 School. ...more

May 13, 2009

As Florida newspapers call attention to laws that guarantee access to public records and government meetings, lawmakers are considering dozens of bills to block information now available to citizens. ...more

March 15, 2009

Lisa Ann Houghtalin pulled her mother's hair, kicked her in the stomach, choked her and threw a coffee cup into a 52-inch television, causing $1,200 damage Wednesday afternoon, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

February 5, 2009

The Cardinals' defense will forever wish for one additional stop, anything, that could have derailed Pittsburgh. ...more

February 2, 2009

Before double Doppler, computer-crafted weather forecasting and satellites with names like TRMM and QuikSCAT, there was folklore. ...more

October 16, 2008

Perhaps the best measure of Ruskin after 100 years is its people. Forged by pioneer families who plucked a living from land and sea, the community has an enduring character that, in many ways, remains the same, despite encroaching development. ...more

August 6, 2008

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in an occasional series profiling South Shore residents. ...more

June 18, 2008

As the new president of the Ruskin Community Development Foundation, Fred Jacobsen wants to get the word out. If you live, work or simply enjoy being in Ruskin, you are automatically a member of the nonprofit organization. ...more

May 31, 2008

It is barely 8 a.m. on the coldest day of the year. ...more

February 21, 2008

It was a sunny spring morning and I had the day off. What could be better? I clutched my coffee cup and looked out the kitchen window. Dew sparkled on the grass and dripped slowly from the eaves. Two cardinals perched on our backyard feeder — a male and a female. It was absolute serenity. "Mom, where are you?" My son bolted into the room, sounding peeved. "Mom you forgot to include the W-2 forms when you mailed our tax returns. Now what?" Serenity gone, instantly. I had screwed up, big time. My mistake would delay the refund we were counting on to pay Matt's tuition. Even worse, my husband would be disappointed. He had gone out of town, trusting me to figure and submit our tax return. And I had botched it, at least partially. ...more

February 10, 2008