AVON PARK — It's 4:30 a.m. Friday. A woman parked in front of Belk department store. Two children also got out. "Get in line," she instructed the pre-teen boy and girl. They didn't move fast enough. "Run like your life depends on it," she yelled. They giggled and made it a race for the back of the line, while she walked more slowly. An after-Thanksgiving sale crowd of 200 people was already waiting to get in, and Christina Starcher was first. She held up a sale flyer from the newspaper, and pointed to a silver-colored Fossil watch with a black face for $115. ...more

November 24, 2007

Thanksgiving holiday hours at various spots across the Bay area: Malls Prime Outlets at Ellenton ...more

November 22, 2007

Thanksgiving: Store Hours And Closings Information ...more

November 21, 2007

SEBRING – Lakeshore Mall's name recognition, drawing power and location seem to be benefiting a new plaza in Sebring. Construction on Plaza By The Mall is nearing completion. The 21,500-square-foot plaza includes two buildings and sits on 2 1/2-acres of land behind Sears. There are a total of 13 units, ranging from 500 square feet of space to a little more than 2,000 square feet. "Everyone knows where the mall is," said Norb Walz of Walz Management LLC, which owns the shopping center. "We're looking at traffic at the mall to be a positive," said Mike Chambers, president of United PC Inc., who is moving his computer sales and service store that is now on U.S. 27 next to Coker Fuel into the plaza. "It will be a better location and easier to find." ...more

November 11, 2007

Tampa Bay returns to the lovely confines of Raymond James Stadium today after a tough road loss. Considering the Bucs are 1-3 away from home, there is obviously something inspirational about the house our tax money built. ...more

October 28, 2007

There was sand sculpting, jump-rope, greeting-card making, arts and crafts and a health-awareness table. ...more

September 27, 2007

Investigators are looking for a second suspect in a scheme that used the identities of 16 nursing home patients to open charge accounts at stores. ...more

September 14, 2007

Investigators are looking for a second woman they say was involved in a scheme in which the personal identities of 16 St. Petersburg nursing home patients were used to open charge accounts at stores. ...more

September 13, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - A 33-year-old nursing assistant was arrested Wednesday on 16 counts of stealing the identities of elderly patients at a nursing home, police told News Channel 8. ...more

September 13, 2007