Please sit down while reading this. We have identified a promising sign in our local economy. Everyone's been looking for something positive and although it's small right now, it's something to make us feel good about, and we all desperately need that these days. ...more

February 27, 2009

10 Tips For The New Dog Owner ...more

February 24, 2009

Mark LeCouris could now be referred to as "chief-city manager." Tuesday night city commissioners unanimously voted to allow LeCouris, who has served as interim city manager since May, to assume the post on a permanent basis. ...more

February 18, 2009

Peno Hardesty of New Port Richey says U.S. Veterans Affairs medical facilities are not telling the truth. ...more

February 18, 2009

Joining any other team after spending his entire professional career in the Philadelphia Phillies organization would have been a bit strange for Pat Burrell. But the fact that the locker room he now calls home is filled mostly with players he helped beat in the World Series last fall adds a bit of a twist to the whole situation. ...more

February 16, 2009

Actors in the Stage Company at Tampa Preparatory performed a musical version of "Wind in the Willows" for children at Tampa Day School on Jan. 14 and at Hillsborough County Children's Shelter on Jan. 23. The 45-minute presentation included song and dance in a re-telling the classic children's story. Theater teacher Scott Warfell said for a long time he has wanted to create a Tampa Prep traveling production that would bring theater to schools across the county. It now is possible through the generosity of a Tampa Prep parent. "Wind in the Willows" will continue to be presented through the remainder of the school year. ...more

February 11, 2009

Airplanes approaching St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport at night can now fly over Old Tampa Bay instead of residential neighborhoods north of the airport. ...more

February 3, 2009

Whether it's good or bad, players are taught to forget about a play as soon as it's over. QB Donovan McNabb's ability to do that may be one reason he and the Eagles are headed to the NFC title game. ...more

January 12, 2009

After years of waiting, Floridians finally got the opportunity today to start playing Powerball, a multistate lottery where the jackpot averages nearly $40 million per drawing. ...more

January 4, 2009

A long time ago, way down south, a guy named John took a mountain shortcut and stumbled upon a veiled pregnant girl who stunned him with a warning. "Your people will destroy themselves if they don't stop sacrificing one in five of your children to these false Gods." The girl was Our Lady of Guadalupe. The guy St. Juan Diego and his people were Aztecs who listened and flourished. ...more

January 1, 2009