Of all the places for President Barack Obama to visit, Arcadia seems like it wouldn't make the list. But we're glad our president will be making it down to our neck of the woods. Maybe he'll see or hear something that opens his eyes to the realities of rural areas like ours. ...more

October 25, 2009

Carol Musco's neighbors moved out last July, another casualty to the foreclosure crisis. ...more

April 2, 2009

Deputies patrol forclosures on a case-by-case basis ...more

April 1, 2009

It's a well-deserved day off. Today, when the first round of the ACC Tournament tips off at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, the Florida State men's basketball team won't be on the court at all. ...more

March 12, 2009

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Henrietta Hughes slept only a few hours that first night, her pickup truck's seat barely reclining. For the next seven months, she and her son camped night after night in obscure parking lots alongside the same nameless faces. ...more

February 13, 2009

About four years ago, Larry and Mary Carmody became foster parents to a 2-year-old girl. She still lives in the area, so let's call her K. ...more

January 16, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist backed off on his long-held desire to keep college tuition lower for Florida families today by endorsing a plan allowing the state's 11 public universities to raise costs by up to 15 percent each year. ...more

November 20, 2008

Everyone with a finger on the business pulse of Tarpon Springs agrees there is a desperate need to attract shoppers to the Sponge Docks, downtown and other commercial areas of the city. Interim City Manager Mark LeCouris said a grassroots marketing plan he brought before the City Commission on Tuesday night, which he has dubbed "Promote Tarpon Springs First," can make it happen. ...more

November 8, 2008

Interim Tarpon Springs City Manager Mark LeCouris says a grassroots marketing plan he brought before the City Commission Tuesday night can give businesses downtown, at Sponge Docks and in other parts of the city a badly needed boost. Commissioner gave the plan its go-ahead. ...more

November 5, 2008

Seven years ago, on Sept. 11, New York was attacked by terrorists. I viewed that tragic day on television and I thought it was good to refresh our memories and give thanks that we have survived seven years with no attack. However we must not let our guard down. ...more

September 19, 2008