PLANT CITY The nation's largest wireless provider last week activated a new cell site in the Plant City area. ...more

October 4, 2008

The number of people applying for food stamps in Florida has skyrocketed. At the food stamp application processing center the phones are ringing off the hook. The call volume has risen to 120,000 a day, 40,000 more than a year ago. The number of Floridians using the program is up more than 20 percent statewide and more than 60 percent in some areas. ...more

September 30, 2008

Slowly but surely, my online life has spiraled out of control. Between posting photos on Flickr, updating my status on Facebook, blogging and commenting on and perusing various other sites, I'm having trouble keeping all my activities straight. And keeping track of what my friends are up to on the Web gets even harder. ...more

September 29, 2008

Stock in Jabil Circuit Inc. rose 30 cents Friday to $10.99 per share in a tough stock market as the company said net income rose almost fivefold compared with 2007, when it took restructuring charges. ...more

September 27, 2008

Stock in Jabil Circuit Inc. rose about 2 percent at midday to $10.90 per share in a tough stock market as the company said net income rose almost fivefold compared with 2007, when it took restructuring charges. ...more

September 26, 2008

Dear Mr. HandyPerson, I have a Silver King vacuum with no attachments. The only thing I have been able to find out is that it was made before 1987. The machine works well, but I need the hose and some attachments. Could you tell me where I might find a hose that would fit? ...more

September 25, 2008

Residents of this hurricane-wrecked island city launched an ill-advised attempt to return to their crippled hometown Wednesday, but instead fumed in hours of gridlocked traffic only to be turned away at the bridge. ...more

September 18, 2008

From her bungalow on Sixth Avenue, Sandra Jackson watches the spectacle of partygoers drinking and playing loud music and fighting every weekend. ...more

September 17, 2008

People are nervous that parking lots in Ybor City that were supposed to have been a temporary solution to parking woes now will become a permanent source of trouble and noise. Tampa hopes to keep that from happening. ...more

September 16, 2008