A federal grand jury indicted an Indiana investment adviser Tuesday on charges of deliberately crashing his small airplane in the Florida Panhandle to try to fake his own death as part of a plan to escape financial ruin. ...more

January 20, 2009

A drinking fountain in our clubhouse is nearly 30 years old and no longer functioning. Although one can still get water from it, the refrigerant part is not working and must be replaced. The drinking water is tepid, and we believe it's because of mold and the non-cooling of the water. ...more

January 18, 2009

Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson didn't get the $2.3 million he wanted to cover what he characterized as "unexpected" election costs, but he will get an audit courtesy of the Hillsborough County Commission. ...more

December 18, 2008

Gene Thomason's attorney says the developer will be completely exonerated if his fraud case goes to court. ...more

August 20, 2008

Gene Thomason's attorney says the developer will be completely exonerated if his fraud case goes to court. ...more

August 15, 2008

again. The Internal Revenue Service is investigating the St. Petersburg-based evangelist for possible violations of his nonprofit tax exemption. ...more

June 28, 2008

Somewhere along the line, some people with questionable ethics decided spreading the Gospel was a great way to get rich and live a lavish lifestyle. That kind of thing has been around for a long time, but never has it reached the levels we see now. Something's starting to happen, though, that we hope puts the skids to this kind of evangelistic fakery. Of course, until the people sending in the money quit doing so, this will continue. The U.S. Senate also has taken notice of these televangelists who beg for money in the name of God, saying it will bring the givers riches. The only people getting rich, though, are the hucksters separating good folks from their money. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, has sent letters to several top televangelists asking for financial documents pertaining to their supposedly "non-profit" operations. ...more

November 7, 2007