Florida National Cemetery sounds like just another cemetery, but it isn't. Located in the Withlacoochee State Forest near Bushnell, it covers over 500 acres. Since being established June 1, 1988, more than 100,000 veterans have been buried in this beautiful setting that God has created for our honored men and women who served our nation in both war and peace. ...more

February 22, 2010

Florida National Cemetery sounds like just another cemetery but it isn't. Located in the Withlacoochee State Forest near Bushnell, it covers over 500 acres. Since being established on June 1, 1988, over 100,000 veterans have been buried in this beautiful setting which God has created for our honored men and women who served our nation in both war and peace. As a veteran of the Korean War, it was an honor to walk amongst those who gave all for the freedom which we enjoy each and every day. ...more

February 21, 2010

looking for a place to build a baseball stadium - might want to come on over for a chat and to look around. ...more

February 19, 2010

More bar owners are installing new breeds of automatic systems that can track every bottle in stock, monitor each pour to the ounce and wirelessly link bottles right to the customer's credit card. ...more

January 15, 2010

The 13 Ugly Men were roasted Nov. 25 at a Thanksgiving Eve Block Party at Rawbar Sushi and Taps Wine & Beer. Attendees partied in two areas on one block. ...more

December 16, 2009

Their deaths had never been honored formally until Wednesday. Port Tampa Police Town Marshal Joseph Walker, who was killed Sept. 25, 1915, and West Tampa police Officer Juan Nales, who was killed July 18, 1920, were among those memorialized outside Tampa police headquarters during the annual ceremony that pays tribute to officers killed in the line of duty. ...more

May 7, 2009

Mike McKenna recorded a 1-0 shutout against the New York Islanders in his second career NHL start. ...more

February 8, 2009

For some people in southwestern Pasco County, the turmoil roiling the world's credit market is forcing them to put their hopes for an end to a long-running problem on hold. Many customers of the privately run Aloha Utilities were pleased when the state-chartered Florida Governmental Utility Authority brokered a deal under which Aloha would, in effect, be absorbed into Pasco County Utilities. For years customers complained - to the county, the Florida Public Service Commission and pretty much anyone who would listen - about the discolored and smelly "black" drinking water that comes out of their taps. They are confident that the county will fix the problem once it gains operational control over the Aloha system via the FGUA purchase. ...more

December 17, 2008

Teenager Ruth Lewis was one of several hundred people at today's Veterans Day ceremony at Bay Pines Veterans Hospital in Pinellas County. She thinks people should remember and honor veterans more than just one or two days a year, though. ...more

November 11, 2008

Now that there are more people living in downtown Tampa, they need more places to eat. ...more

November 5, 2008