A 30-year-old man died last night after he hit a concrete median on Memorial Causeway and was thrown from his motorcycle, Clearwater police say. ...more

December 7, 2008

The 17th century Pilgrims didn't have palm trees surrounding picnic tables for the first Thanksgiving dinner. And they definitely didn't dine off placemats woven from construction paper or sip from juice boxes. ...more

December 3, 2008

Motorists should avoid a portion of eastbound Seventh Avenue on Monday. ...more

November 23, 2008

Artist Beth Kauffman sees history in glass. She has collected pieces of clear and colored glass on walks in her Bloomingdale neighborhood and at the Tampa Union Station to create panels she calls the "legend series." ...more

November 5, 2008

The new 12,000-square-foot resort-style clubhouse is open for leisure at Lakeshore Ranch in Pasco County, and residents couldn't be happier, says George Schulmeyer, division president of K. Hovnanian Homes. ...more

November 2, 2008

Caladesi Island State Park, a ferry ride away from Honeymoon Island State Park in Dunedin, was named best beach in the nation for 2008 by Dr. Beach, coastal expert Dr. Stephen Leatherman Director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research. ...more

October 25, 2008

A young oak tree in the front yard may be the first clue this 1,644-square-foot home on the Caloosa Greens Golf Course, is in one of the newer Sun City Center communities. ...more

October 22, 2008

Hurricane Norbert weakened to a Category 1 storm after it swept across Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula, tearing off roofs and forcing hundreds of people to flee their flooded homes. ...more

October 12, 2008

It turned a ragged section of U.S. 19, flanked by pawnshops, strip malls and derelict properties, into a corridor of lantana, palm trees and other flora. ...more

August 23, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay left behind a soggy but relieved Central Florida as the storm crawled across the state Tuesday toward an exit into the Atlantic Ocean. But forecasters warned that the storm isn't done with Florida yet, saying it could become a hurricane over water, curve left and make a second landfall north of Jacksonville. ...more

August 20, 2008