Ask just about anyone with an interest in shopping in Highlands County what store they would most want to see open here. The answer, most likely, would be Target. That dream might become a reality, according to a few real estate professionals who have talked to the company. But no deal has been made and it could take years before anything is actually built – if it happens at all. ...more

January 4, 2008

SEBRING — Charles P. Cooper already made up his resolution for 2008, and it seemed pretty routine as far as resolutions go. "I only put in my mouth what my wife says I can," the "semi-retired" 67-year-old auto transmission shop owner promised himself. What led to that resolution was not a weight problem or even just the diabetes he was diagnosed with earlier this year. After the cascade of unexpected health problems he had since July, Cooper said his wife was just happy to have him around for Christmas. It went downhill since July, when he said he was diagnosed with diabetes and high cholesterol in one doctor's visit while getting blood work for his angina. In September, doctors determined he needed a quadruple bypass surgery, and that wasn't the end of it. ...more

December 31, 2007

Your cell phone is a potential gold mine for marketers: It can reveal where you are, whom you call and what music you like. ...more

December 29, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY - A Pine View School teacher was arrested Thursday on charges he sexually battered a 17-year-old student. ...more

December 28, 2007

As the new Tarpon Springs Elementary School takes shape, school staff and students are looking for members of the community to chip in with a brick or two. ...more

December 15, 2007

La larga batalla entre los dueños de Sangría's y el dueño del local donde estaba el restaurante se acabó. ...more

December 7, 2007

Another coffee franchise is making its way to the area, but not only with a store here and a store there. ...more

December 3, 2007

Items of interest from Monday's commission meeting include: •A public hearing was set for Dec. 10 on a rezoning for a proposed hotel near North Park and South Frontage roads. If approved, the land will be rezoned to accommodate a four-story, 100-room hotel that will be managed by New Moon Hospitality, according to a city staff report. The public hearing will be during the city commission's 7:30 p.m. meeting. ...more

December 1, 2007

The Bay area's homeless have reached a partial compromise with the city of St. Petersburg. Instead of camping out in front of the Mahaffey Theater, they've moved across the street. ...more

November 27, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - The Bay area's homeless have reached a partial compromise with the city of St. Petersburg. Instead of camping out in front of the Mahaffey Theater, they've moved across the street. ...more

November 26, 2007