In a gesture of brotherly love, the United Methodist churches in South Shore have begun a project to help an ailing sister church and partner with the community surrounding it. ...more

September 17, 2008

Richard Fuld had a full-blown anxiety attack when he was named chief executive of Lehman Brothers in 1993, saying later that he stopped breathing for 45 seconds. ...more

September 13, 2008

A new type of garden has taken root at a food bank to aid people struggling with the high cost of food. ...more

September 13, 2008

For many people, a public park without a fountain is like a beach without water. But when city officials worked out cost estimates for the Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park project this year, they reluctantly decided to shelve plans for fountains and other amenities. That is, until philanthropist Norma Gene Lykes came into the picture. Her nonprofit group, the F.E. Lykes Foundation, last week donated $1 million to pay for a giant fountain at the gateway to the park and two smaller ones on the riverfront. ...more

September 8, 2008

The nonprofit Seniors vs. Crime Project until now has focused on helping elderly residents get their money back from scam artists. ...more

September 5, 2008

The nonprofit Seniors vs. Crime Project until now has focused on helping elderly residents get their money back from scam artists. ...more

September 3, 2008

Calling their summer productive might be a bit of an understatement, agreed members of the 2008 class of the Palm River Youth Corps. ...more

August 27, 2008

Three men, including a youth swimming coach, were arrested in Polk County last week, accused of using online chat rooms and instant-messaging programs to solicit minors for sex, authorities said. ...more

August 18, 2008

Three men, including a youth swimming coach, were arrested in Polk County last week, accused of using online chat rooms and instant-messaging programs to solicit minors for sex, authorities said. Undercover detectives posed as children online and two of the men sent pornographic photographs and Web-cam images of themselves committing lewd acts, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 17, 2008