The Kiwanis clubs of Brandon and Sun City Center kicked off their first "Stuff the Bus" campaigns by delivering boxes to area businesses for the collection of school supplies. ...more

July 28, 2008

Last year, Projects of Pasco distributed free school supplies to 1,286 children in Dade City, Zephyrhills, Wesley Chapel and Land O' Lakes. The group is kicking off its fifth year of working to ensure east and central Pasco County youngsters are prepared for school. ...more

July 18, 2008

TV ratings giant Nielsen is branching out into grocery and retail stores, installing high-tech sensors to see if all those fancy product displays actually persuade people to buy differently. ...more

June 26, 2008

Vinyl shower curtains sold at major U.S. retailers emit toxic chemicals that have been linked to serious health problems, according to a report released Thursday by a national environmental organization. ...more

June 13, 2008

Battered retailer Sears Holdings Corp. posted its largest quarterly loss Thursday since Sears and Kmart combined, providing surprising results far below Wall Street forecasts and issuing a dour sales forecast for the remainder of the year. ...more

May 30, 2008

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May 20, 2008

Traffic dramatically increased on Beacon Woods Drive shortly after the Wal-Mart Supercenter opened, so Pasco County officials are considering an additional left-turn lane into a parking lot entrance for the store. ...more

May 20, 2008

Traffic dramatically increased on Beacon Woods Drive shortly after the Wal-Mart Supercenter opened, so county officials are considering an additional left-turn lane into a parking lot entrance for the store. ...more

May 10, 2008

grandparents, mother, myself, five siblings, aunt, uncle and two cousins from Michigan, along with the Kinderman family (four people). The big draw in Hernando was basically two things: the great weather; and it was cheap to live here, for a fairly nice, quaint region. ...more

February 22, 2008

Severe weather howled through much of the nation Sunday, producing damaging tornadoes in the South that injured nearly 30 people and treating winter-weary parts of the Midwest to freezing rain, snow and flooding. ...more

February 18, 2008