This is in response Ron Geouque's letter in the Sunday paper. This letter is wrong on so many points; I don't know where to start. ...more

January 22, 2009

The federal rescue of the nation's financial industry has perplexed the average taxpayer, who cannot find out how the money has been spent or see how it's helping anyone in the neighborhood. ...more

January 20, 2009

BayWalk's owner on Tuesday agreed to refrain from fighting the complex's foreclosure, meaning the downtown St. Petersburg shopping center could be sold as early as next month. ...more

January 14, 2009

BayWalk's owner today agreed to refrain from fighting the complex's foreclosure, meaning the downtown St. Petersburg shopping center could be sold as early as next month. ...more

January 13, 2009

A judge has ordered the foreclosure of downtown St. Petersburg's centerpiece shopping and entertainment complex. Judge J. Thomas McGrady ordered that BayWalk be foreclosed upon and set a Feb. 13 date to auction it off. Its owner has been unable to renegotiate the $14.5 million mortgage or find another lender. ...more

January 13, 2009

Larry Bunkley and Tina Henderson figured they had a couple of more months before they had to find a new home, with foreclosure pending on the house they shared with their baby girl off Simmons Loop Road. ...more

January 12, 2009

Larry Bunkley and Tina Henderson figured they had a couple of more months before they had to find a new home, with foreclosure pending on the house they shared with their baby girl off Simmons Loop Road. ...more

January 11, 2009

The safety net is almost gone, the nest egg is cracking. Many Americans have recently found themselves changing retirement plans after losing a substantial amount of home equity as the housing market and the overall U.S. economy struggle. These folks face years of living on fixed incomes from pensions, 401(k)s or IRAs, and Social Security, but don't have the time to recover their losses. ...more

January 11, 2009

An 82-year-old woman suffering from the mental and physical fallout of a stroke told a judge Thursday that her son should go to prison for stealing from her. ...more

January 9, 2009

Larry Bunkley and Tina Henderson figured they had a couple more months before they had to find a new home, with foreclosure pending on the house they shared with their baby girl. ...more

January 9, 2009