About 300 people showed up at the Lowe's on South Dale Mabry Highway, hoping for a backyard makeover, courtesy of the DIY Network's "Yard Crashers." ...more

March 8, 2010

At this point, residents may be experiencing drought fatigue. Symptoms include grief over dead grass, bone dry lake beds and receding rivers, and overdoses on public service announcements asking for conservation. ...more

March 12, 2009

As drought conditions persist, so do pleas for conservation. ...more

March 11, 2009

It's a tinder box out there. Dry conditions are prompting officials to warn of the threat of wildfires. The Division of Forestry puts the fire threat in Hernando County at high. ...more

December 24, 2008

Drought increases the risk of wildfires, and the Southwest Florida Water Management District is urging the public to help prevent blazes during a regional drought that is in its third year. ...more

December 22, 2008

Lost Without The GPS This past weekend, the PW and I spent an awful amount of time learning how to get around on the streets of an unfamiliar location without our navigation device. We were in the Ellenton area where the tanker truck destroyed the bridge over State Road 301 on the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 last week. Our motel was located in the Prime Outlets Mall area, within a half mile of the accident. Thank goodness we had a few friends who were familiar with the area and gave us maps to use to get around most of the congestion. Even so, it was impossible not to get into some standstill traffic jams. But before we left Sunday morning, the authorities had devised routes and some rerouting of traffic, which made traffic flow almost normally. ...more

June 12, 2008