The winner of the Miss Heart of Plant City pageant, Sara York, will compete later this year for the title of Miss Florida. ...more

March 11, 2009

One by one on a recent Saturday, cars entered the empty parking lot and slowly circled Buffalo's Southwest Cafe. Eventually, the drivers noticed the printed sign taped to the front door before driving away: ...more

March 8, 2009

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy, in a New York Times op-ed piece, is asking college athletic directors to ignore pressure from alumni and boosters and hire the best coaching candidates "regardless of race." ...more

February 20, 2009

Of course Barack Obama came to Florida this week. This is ground zero. Too bad he didn't show up during the Democratic primaries a year ago. Don't you wonder what he would have said then? ...more

February 11, 2009

Former Hillsborough County Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson held a voting-machine company responsible for a bungled November election count, but it didn't stop him from asking the vendor for a job. ...more

February 7, 2009

All-Star point guard Jameer Nelson said Tuesday his "spirits are high" and is optimistic he can play again this season for the Orlando Magic, despite a torn labrum in his right shoulder. ...more

February 3, 2009

State Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach is expected to announce this morning that he is running in 2010 for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Mel Martinez. ...more

January 27, 2009

The latest job being added to the "working from home" list is teacher intern. With the number of students taking online classes growing, it made sense to University of Central Florida and Florida Virtual School officials to have new teachers practice in the virtual world. ...more

January 19, 2009

For universities and colleges across Florida, the bad times started two years ago. And like nearly everyone these days, higher education officials see their finances going from bad to worse. ...more

January 17, 2009

For universities and colleges across Florida, the bad times started two years ago. And like nearly everyone these days, higher education officials see their finances going from bad to worse. This week, Florida lawmakers are expected to take 4 percent from the state's college and university budgets for 2008-09. Add that to $259 million in reductions that began in 2007 and fears that the declining economy could force even more cuts when the Legislature goes into its regular session this spring. ...more

January 14, 2009