The rush of frigid air forecasters say will drain over Florida today will produce a night fit for neither man nor beast. ...more

November 18, 2008

Back in early September, Heather Adkins of Tampa asked readers for help in finding a brown sugar icing her grandmother used to make as a topping for chocolate cake. ...more

November 2, 2008

This region owes a tip of the cap to Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg and his management team for fielding a storybook team that proved the viability of baseball in West Central Florida. ...more

November 2, 2008

The transportation group charged with putting together a vision for West Central Florida will come to Brooksville this Wednesday to get input from Hernando County residents. ...more

October 28, 2008

Visionaries in the past have pictured people getting around town in their own personal helicopters or flying here and there with James Bond-style jet packs strapped to their backs. ...more

October 24, 2008

Two things, and only two things, are off-limits in the examination of Rose Fernandez's life: "My age and my weight. I don't discuss them." Otherwise, her experiences, decisions, associations, philosophies and maybe even - assuming one thought to ask - shoe size are open for inspection. ...more

October 22, 2008

When the Legislature voted in May 2007 to create the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority, state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, hailed the move as a "tremendous victory" for the Suncoast. TBARTA, he predicted at the time, will "have a huge impact in addressing our transportation needs." Barely 18 months later, getting TBARTA into a state in which it can do anything about the transportation problems in Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough and four other counties in west-central Florida is proving a difficult task. ...more

October 18, 2008

You could tell something out of the ordinary was going on by the Sun Point Shopping Center parking lot, which was overflowing with cars. The onslaught of cars and people was because the new Big Lots officially opened at 9 a.m. Friday at 3048 College Ave. E. ...more

October 16, 2008

With Congress facing its lowest approval rating in memory, the mantra in Washington is that change is coming to Capitol Hill, and our west-central Florida representatives know it. ...more

October 16, 2008