I purchased a box at an estate sale years ago and it was stuck shut at the time. When I finally got it open, I found there was a family album built into it, with many photographs including Civil War and family tintypes. It is made of curly maple. ...more

February 15, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Sandwiches appear deceptively easy. What seems effortless - slapping some meat and cheese between two pieces of bread - is actually difficult if you want it to be memorable. ...more

January 22, 2009

A Land O' Lakes man stands accused of helping himself to $318.60 worth of silver Zippo lighters during a Nov. 10 incident at Circle K, 4737 U.S. 41. ...more

November 26, 2008

The Sebring Winn-Dixie, with competition across the street (Wal-Mart) and just a short ride to the north (Publix), has undergone a major makeover - costing more than $2 million. ...more

November 2, 2008

The sound of a snake's rattle usually disperses a crowd. On Saturday at Chinsegut Nature Center, the opposite happened. ...more

October 12, 2008

It should be quite a Christmas present to ourselves. Sometime this December, the massive, new Tampa Bay History Center is scheduled to open its doors in the Channelside area of downtown. ...more

August 8, 2008

Police today released surveillance video of two acts of thievery. ...more

July 30, 2008

The theft of $17,360 in gold jewelry from a mall kiosk in March led authorities to traffic court Thursday, where they arrested Chad Daniel Keck, 20. ...more

July 19, 2008

The assistant manager at the jewelry kiosk turned her back for a moment to struggle with a display case lock, but that's all it took for a tray of valuables to disappear. Amber Sharp was showing a tray of mostly gold necklaces to a couple March 6 at the Piercing Pagoda in Gulf View Square mall, but they decided not to buy anything, a Pasco County Sheriff's Office report states. Meanwhile, a teenager and a young man were walking around the kiosk, which made Sharp nervous because the boy was leaning over the counter "looking around at everything but the jewelry," the report states. Sharp nervously tried to put away the tray, briefly leaving it next to the cash register while she tried to unlock the display case. When she went to grab the tray, it was gone, and so was everyone who had been near the kiosk. On Thursday, a sheriff's detective tracked down suspect Chad Daniel Keck, 20, at traffic court in New Port Richey and arrested him on charges of grand theft and violation of the pawn brokers act. He was being held Friday at the Land O' Lakes Jail, with bail set at $10,000. ...more

July 18, 2008

The Friends of Weedon Island is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the return of three artifacts stolen from an exhibit at the preserve. ...more

July 8, 2008