I'm an eBayer. EBay, that's the Internet's garage sale. In fact it's the largest garage sale known to mankind, although the company is actually considered an auction house. ...more

February 28, 2009

Tampa City Councilwoman Mary Mulhern thinks what this town needs are community gardens. What with the tough economic times, she says what we should be doing is putting vegetable gardens where there are vacant lots. She's talking about putting them all across town, from Hyde Park to New Tampa. ...more

February 18, 2009

CLASS 3A-REGION 2 TEAM RESULTS 1. Osceola 204.5; 2. Palm Bay 131; 3. Palm Beach Gardens 92.5; 4. Bloomingdale 82; 5. Countryside 81.5; 6. Durant 73; 7. Jupiter 66; 8. Riverview 65; 9. Sarasota 61.5; 10. Pinellas Park 54.5; 11. Vero Beach 51.5; 12. Palm Harbor 51; 12. Alonso 51; 14. East Lake 49.5; 15. Lakeland 43; 16. St. Petersburg 37; 17. Wellington 36; 18. Seminole Ridge 29; 18. Melbourne 29; 20. Royal Palm Beach 27; 20. Eau Gallie 27; 22. Centennial 25; 23. Mitchell 24.5; 24. East Bay 22; 25. Largo High 17; 26. Sickles 16; 27. Plant City 13.5; 28. Gateway 9; 29. Palm Beach Lakes 5.5; 29. Gaither 5.5. ...more

February 15, 2009

Hundreds of people are lined up in Fort Myers today for tickets to a town hall meeting with President Barack Obama. ...more

February 9, 2009

On buttons, posters and Web sites, the image was everywhere during last year's presidential campaign: a pensive Barack Obama looking upward, as if to the future, splashed in a Warholesque red, white and blue and underlined with the caption HOPE. ...more

February 5, 2009

A Tampa-based steel company commissioned a series of pro football-oriented sculptures using material recycled from Miami's Orange Bowl for an interactive Super Bowl display and online charity auction. ...more

January 30, 2009

A Tampa-based steel company has commissioned a series of pro football-oriented sculptures using material recycled from Miami's Orange Bowl for an interactive Super Bowl display and on-line charity auction. ...more

January 28, 2009

The Super Bowl is only about an hour-and-45-minute ride away in Tampa this year, but unless you've got connections, paid some big bucks or were lucky, you won't be viewing the big game in person Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

January 27, 2009

The Encore Academy at Pasco-Hernando Community College will offer a variety of enrichment workshops beginning this month on the New Port Richey campus, 10230 Ridge Road. ...more

January 21, 2009

A Feb. 2 arraignment date has been set for a Sebring man accused of stealing almost $125,000 from an area pawn shop. John Anthony Hernandez, 29, of 1209 South Canal Blvd., Sebring, was arrested Sunday on warrants charging grand theft of $100,000 or more, five counts of third-degree vehicular grand theft and one count each of dealing in stolen property, obtaining property of $50,000 or more and uttering a false instrument. ...more

January 13, 2009