Driving on Interstate 275 through downtown Tampa is a little like riding a roller coaster - up one moment and down the next without really knowing what's over the next hill. ...more

December 15, 2008 |

Driving on Interstate 275 through downtown Tampa is a little like riding a roller coaster – up one moment and down the next without really knowing what's over the next hill. ...more

December 14, 2008 |

Rabbi Mendel Rubashkin held vigil at his computer for the better part of two days last week. Eager for Internet updates about terrorist attacks unfolding in India, he trolled frantically for evidence that his friend, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, had survived the violent siege at the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Center in Mumbai. "It was a roller coaster of emotions," said Rubashkin, leader of Chabad of Brandon, a sector of the Chabad movement, a network of Orthodox Jews with thousands of groups around the world. News finally came the day after Thanksgiving. Holtzberg, 29, and his wife, Rivka, 28, were among those found brutally slain at the center in Mumbai, where they had served the Jewish community since 2003. ...more

December 5, 2008 |

Interim coach Rick Tocchet said he didn't want to single out LW Evgeny Artyukhin for some mistakes made during Friday's game at Minnesota. But Tocchet did want Artyukhin to take a look at things from a different vantage point. ...more

November 30, 2008 |

Thanksgiving 2008 might seem like a good time to join Scrooge's "Bah Humbug" choir. ...more

November 27, 2008 |

Great gastronomic journey: Eating our way through seven major Orlando attractions to provide a primer on where to find the tastiest offerings. ...more

November 7, 2008 |

It's district volleyball time this week and the usual North Suncoast suspects are all at the top of their respective standings once again. ...more

October 25, 2008 |

With the economy riding a roller coaster, it's likely more of us will be reaching for the Sears Christmas Wish book rather than the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book this year when it comes to presents under the tree. ...more

October 17, 2008 |

Enough is enough! My 401K is losing value by the minute. My future is anything but secure despite planning and saving. Thousands of people in Highlands County have no health insurance or access to routine health care. The food pantries in our county are out of food and people are hungry. The financial markets all over the world are unstable. The stock market is a roller coaster. All of this in the last month of a presidential election campaign. ...more

October 14, 2008 |

If you sat inside W.F. Edwards Stadium on Friday night and were just a fan of the sport of football, what unfolded in four quarters was intriguing. ...more

October 4, 2008 |