James Selke says it should have been a warning sign when Jabos Marine Construction owner John Clement reportedly required a $2,000 deposit before starting construction of a new seawall at a Lake Placid man's home recently. ...more

February 12, 2009

The turmoil surrounding the economy with bailouts, foreclosures and businesses closing, ...more

December 1, 2008

The Port of Tampa along with nine other U.S. seaports accounted for 83 percent of the American cruise industry's passenger traffic last year, the Cruise Lines International Association, a trade group in Fort Lauderdale, said in a new report. ...more

October 22, 2008

Ten U.S. cruise ports, including the Port of Tampa, accounted for 83 percent of U.S. cruise embarkations in 2007, a report by the Cruise Lines International Association in Fort Lauderdale reported. ...more

October 21, 2008

Lorne H. Spence of Hudson says people who favor oil drilling off the Florida coast should visit places where drilling is already taking place. ...more

August 27, 2008

Judi and John Herold strolled along the beach this morning, picking up shells under a cloudy sky as tiny waves lapped the shore. ...more

August 19, 2008

More than 140 loggerhead sea turtles have been returned to the Atlantic Ocean. ...more

July 2, 2008

I inherited a vase from my parents and believe that it dates from the 1930s. It is brightly colored, pictures a Japanese man and woman in period dress and is marked "Made in Japan." ...more

June 5, 2008

June 7 is the deadline for women's softball teams to register for a tournament celebrating Juneteenth ...more

May 23, 2008

The recent outbreak of ciguatera, or fish poisoning, reportedly caused by fish caught near Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary off Galveston, Texas, last November, is a reminder that the healthiest foods can have risks. ...more

February 20, 2008