Major golf tournaments such as the Transitions Championship at Innisbrook usually provide its 100-plus PGA golfers with a free vehicle for a week. The cars are split among local car dealerships after the tournament ends. ...more

November 15, 2009

One hundred days. One hundred service opportunities. "This 100 Days plan has nothing to do with money," said Aaliyah Mitchell, assistant principal at Macfarlane Park Elementary School. "It's about giving time and giving your heart." ...more

April 1, 2009

The Horrors Of FCAT At least this year my son didn't throw up before he walked through the gates of school to face the FCAT. But he lay awake nights, worrying. ...more

March 22, 2009

The snowstorm that plastered the Southeast during the weekend and migrated to pound the Northeast today caused 27 canceled flights by midmorning at Tampa International Airport. ...more

March 2, 2009

Cash isn't the only thing drying up in this economy. The historically steady flow of blood to the Tampa Bay area's primary blood bank is dwindling, the victim of layoffs at a number of major companies. Some businesses have seen donations drop 10 percent to 20 percent; others have canceled bloodmobile visits altogether. ...more

February 22, 2009

Cash isn't the only thing drying up in this economy. The historically steady flow of blood to the Tampa Bay area's primary blood bank is dwindling, the victim of layoffs at a number of major local companies. Some companies have seen donations drop 10 percent to 20 percent; others have canceled bloodmobile visits all together. ...more

February 17, 2009

Shoppers won't be picking up ornate lamps from the Bombay Co. in the coming year. Or investing with Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns. No flying to Hawaii on Aloha Airlines or buying ultra-cheap tickets on Skybus, either. ...more

January 1, 2009

Let's face it, gasoline not only fuels our cars, it basically drives our economy. ...more

December 31, 2008

U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite's decision to vote for or against a bailout of Detroit's Big Three will ride on what the auto companies are willing to do, the Brooksville Republican said. ...more

November 27, 2008

U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite's decision to vote for or against a bailout of Detroit's Big Three will ride on what the auto companies are willing to do, the Brooksville Republican said Friday. ...more

November 22, 2008