There's something strange and big swimming in the canals of Madeira Beach along the Pinellas County coast. Those who have seen it say it's no fish and think it could be a sea serpent. ...more

November 17, 2009

Several weeks ago I read a letter that was printed by Jimmy Wohl pertaining to "Wise Conservation." I enjoyed reading his letter and wholeheartedly agree and support the method he suggested in his letter regarding "Conservation Easements." ...more

February 25, 2009

Local fossil hunters will provide a glimpse into Florida's past with a two-day display of the creatures that roamed the state 14,000 years ago. ...more

February 18, 2009

Injured sea turtles at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium are getting help from an 11-year-old. ...more

December 17, 2008

If you're looking for Halloween thrills on the cheap, Mike Witherow has your fix. ...more

October 24, 2008

The World Series and all of its trimmings may have been new, but the situation the Rays find themselves in today is not. ...more

October 23, 2008

"G'day, mates," Darren Liebman hollered as he picked up a didgeridoo. "G'day, mates," the students screamed back. ...more

August 4, 2008

Just as interesting as new technology are the years following its introduction and finally seeing how we use it. Sometimes it's exciting, and sometimes it's little depressing. The Internet is both. Never in the history of humankind have people had the ability to communicate so quickly and access more information. It's nearly impossible to find bad in that – except we have. It's true that information is only a mouse click away, but the quality of information is the real question. Too many people gravitate to places on the Internet telling them what they want to hear, not what they need to hear. So that makes a lot of us believe we're intelligent on issues when, in fact, we've just bought into someone else's point of view and call it fact. Political websites are the worst. Someone with a flair for writing can spew garbage about any candidate and get a lot of people believing it. Our country is all about free speech, and there's nothing wrong with stating opinions. In fact, it's healthy. The problem occurs when people are mentally lazy and don't check out the facts. ...more

February 19, 2008

Less than a year after opening ReptiCenterm, an exotic pet store, teen businessman Nick Isabelle has had to moved to more spacious retail space. ...more

January 28, 2008

Regarding "Vets Euthanize Sickly Whale" (Metro, Jan. 2): Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently tried to save an ailing sperm whale that was found near the mouth of Tampa Bay. The whale was towed to shore, and reportedly will be buried. ...more

January 4, 2008