A Busch Boulevard-based business that buys and sells boxes has discovered it pays to be a company that cares about the environment. ...more

July 6, 2008

A Busch Boulevard-based business that buys and sells boxes has discovered it pays to be a company that cares about the environment. ...more

July 5, 2008

NORTH TAMPA A Busch Boulevard-based business that buys and sells boxes has discovered it pays to be a company that cares about the environment. Al Reed, the owner of Boxes on Wheels, said going green was the jolt that helped his company grow this year despite tough economic times. ...more

July 3, 2008

Organizers have set a goal to collect 5 tons of outdated telephone directories during a third annual recycling drive July 12 to 19. ...more

June 24, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - Organizers have set a goal to collect five tons of outdated telephone directories during the third annual recycling drive July 12-19. The R.E.S.O.R.C.E. Recycling Club is teaming up with businesses and community groups to create 11 drop-off sites for the recycling campaign, according to Kimberly Brown, its vice president. ...more

June 21, 2008

Politicians on both sides of the aisle make claims for the need of a U.S. energy policy. Yet, all they have given us is a slightly raised fuel economy standard for automobiles and a nebulous list of items, some ridiculous and others unattainable. They include subsidies for ethanol, coal, landfills and nuclear industries. All of which have dire negative aspects and are couched around our supposed "addiction to foreign oil." Many of the plans enrich them that's got and harms most, the majority of average Americans. ...more

May 30, 2008

From a distance, it could be the foundation of a massive pyramid worthy of an Egyptian king. ...more

May 13, 2008

SEBRING — A constant stream of men and women – most driving dinged-up pickups with scarred hands and broken fingernails – drove onto the scales Monday at Jim's Auto Salvage's scrap metal division. They sold car batteries, major appliances, metal poles, air conditioners and even a 240-pound metal garage door. The trucks were carrying mostly junk – items useless to most – but valuable as scrap metal destined for recycling. ...more

May 6, 2008

Paving Paradise For Parking Lots Re: Your story from last week on the new 3,700 home development off U.S. 19 from Hexam Road south to Star Road. ...more

February 22, 2008

Most customers come into Rapid Refill Ink toting an empty printer cartridge looking for ink. ...more

January 28, 2008