The British Open will return in 2013 to Muirfield, the links course on Scotland's east coast where golf's oldest championship has been played for more than a century. ...more

May 5, 2009

The city's budget next year is expected to be tight, and that means tough times for nonprofit organizations that depend on government money to support their causes. ...more

April 29, 2009

General Growth Properties Inc., corporate owner of Eagle Ridge Mall in Lake Wales, Lakeland Square, and UniversityMall in Tampa, is bankrupt. ...more

April 19, 2009

The small rallies recently on Wall Street provided many investors with a glimpse of hope. Maybe the economic slide will begin to ease? Maybe there's more good news to come? Maybe recovery is on the way? ...more

March 24, 2009

Florida is long overdue to increase the tax/user fee on tobacco products. Florida is currently 46th in the country in cigarette tax at 33.9 cents per pack. Florida ranks second in cancer incidents and sells the most packs of cigarettes in the country, with 1.3 billion sold each year. ...more

March 23, 2009

Indiana Jones had a good reason for crossing a dangerous, rickety swinging bridge across a deep chasm: Warriors from a bloodthirsty cult were chasing him. ...more

March 20, 2009

Crib makers have proposed a ban on drop-side cribs because of concerns over infant deaths, injuries and a series of recalls in the past year or so. ...more

March 18, 2009

The Senate's chief budget writer says lawmakers may consider a pay cut for state employees. ...more

March 16, 2009

Celebrating an irrational number can be construed as being a bit irrational, but holding a pi day event seems to be a logical way to have fun. ...more

March 13, 2009

The Monday morning meeting of the Highlands County Homeowners Association will feature guest speakers from the sheriff's office and the health department. ...more

March 7, 2009