If It Ain't Broke ... What is the county thinking? Willy's Tropical Breeze Cafe on Pine Island has been the best kept secret in Hernando County for the past 18 years. Besides being absolutely beautiful, it has consistently great food, excellent service and it is spotless. It can be compared to a tiki bar in the Caribbean but can be found right in our own backyard. ...more

March 13, 2009

You've seen the old black-and-white pictures and grainy films of those mean and lean years of what we call the Great Depression. The stark colors match the mood of those times, and, in fact, I think those shadowy pictures of bread lines and haunted faces contribute to today's fears about what might be looming. ...more

March 10, 2009

The Tampa Bay Rays spring training experience as you – and the team – know, is about to change significantly. ...more

January 16, 2009

City officials have decided to deal with neighbors' complaints about the Jack Willie's Tarpon Turtle Grill and Marina by seeking a legal remedy. ...more

November 22, 2008

Snapper's Grill is celebrating its 20th anniversary by serving comic relief in North Pinellas. Brothers Nabil and Sherif Basta recently opened a comedy club adjacent to their restaurant at 36657 U.S. 19, north of Alderman Road. They are trying to fulfill their ambition of creating a one-stop entertainment center for the Palm Harbor area. ...more

October 18, 2008

YMCA Kids Fishing Festival attracts more than 400 young contestants ...more

September 13, 2008

Area motorcyclists are invited to rev up some support for fallen law enforcement officers. ...more

September 5, 2008

It's going to be a rough couple days to be a fish in the Pithlachascotee River fish come Sept. 13 and 20, but anglers of all ages are invited to join in the YMCA's 6th Annual Kids Fishing Festival and following Cotee River Flats Classic. ...more

September 3, 2008

HERITAGE ISLES - The beleaguered golf course community has asked its management team from Saddlebrook Resort to give up control of Heritage Isles' money-losing restaurant. A year after Dempsey Resort Management Inc. reworked the menu and improved the food, the restaurant is losing more money than ever. DRMI closed the restaurant this month and is serving food and drinks from an outdoor tiki bar next to the community's pool through the summer. ...more

June 6, 2008

Today's seniors are unlike the old folks of yesteryear, said Agatha Yoakum, project coordinator for the Hillsborough County Department of Aging Services. ...more

May 29, 2008