Being a Bering Sea crab fisherman isn't the anonymous, faceless job it used to be for Keith Colburn. When your face appears on TV dozens of hours each week on the Discovery Channel's reality series "Deadliest Catch," fame becomes part of the gig. ...more

July 9, 2008

When Patrick Kolen and wife April moved to Florida four years ago, they were greeted by three hurricanes in quick succession. ...more

July 5, 2008

JUNIOR GOLF ...more

July 1, 2008

Grieving is a natural part of life, but there aren't many places to help children cope with the death of a loved one. ...more

June 23, 2008

LARGO – Alrededor de 80 personas están buscando un lugar para quedarse luego de que un incendio destruyó un complejo de apartamento la madrugada de este miércoles. ...more

June 18, 2008

With the price of motor fuels sparking a lot of worry, this would seem the time to move toward an alternative to cars as the major means of getting around the Suncoast. That happened this week. The $66 billion state budget for fiscal 2009 Gov. Charlie Crist signed this week has $2 million for the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority. TBARTA will use the money to ramp up its planning for a mass transit system in an eight-county region that runs from Citrus County south to Sarasota County and includes Pasco and Pinellas. Crist vetoed $1 million for TBARTA last year. ...more

June 14, 2008

Two veterans groups and a cemetery association will honor fallen fighting men and women with Memorial Day observances on Monday. Here are the details: ...more

May 24, 2008

It's that time of year again. Summer camps are being offered by the Hernando County Parks & Recreation Department and the YMCA, to name a few. ...more

May 18, 2008

The economy in general, and the housing market in particular, is in less than ideal shape, forcing state and local governments and school districts to cut spending and in some cases eliminate jobs. The horrendous tragedy Cyclone Nargis inflicted on the Southeast Asian nation Myanmar is sending the Suncoast a sobering reminder that the start of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane season is less than three weeks away. To top all that off, the price of a gallon of gasoline is near the $4 level. ...more

May 10, 2008

Prudential Tropical Realty has acquired First Choice Realty, the fourth acquisition in as many months for the Trinity-based real estate firm. The company is now the second largest real estate company on the Suncoast, with 14 offices and more than 600 sales executives and employees. ...more

February 23, 2008