The Tampa Bay area's once red-hot real estate market continued to cool this year, even exceeding some economists' gloomiest predictions. During the housing boom, Bay area home prices skyrocketed nearly 140 percent, with the average home price peaking at $237,800 in August 2006. They held steady during most of 2006, when prices were falling in other parts of the country. ...more

December 30, 2007

A sense of calmness has descended upon Jeff Lacy. The St. Petersburg super welterweight doesn't shy away from talking about his meltdown against Joe Calzaghe in early 2006. Instead, he welcomes that conversation. ...more

December 8, 2007

Florida and California helped drive the national foreclosure rate to an all-time high in the third quarter, fresh evidence of the problems afflicting distressed homeowners amid the housing meltdown. ...more

December 7, 2007

Kenny Watson ran for 130 yards and three scores in the best performance of his career, and the Bengals (2-4) turned the Jets' second-half meltdown into a 38-31 win, their first in five games. ...more

October 22, 2007

All eyes were on George Clooney as this era's most congenial movie star filed in for a Toronto Film Festival news conference to discuss 'Michael Clayton,' a compelling drama that opened last week. ...more

October 15, 2007

Kris Jenkins started being concerned about his team's effort a few weeks ago. The Carolina Panthers defensive tackle then decided he couldn't wait any longer to address it. ...more

October 2, 2007

DeAngelo Hall faces 'substantial discipline' that may include a suspension following his meltdown on the field and on the sideline against Carolina. ...more

September 25, 2007

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan acknowledges he failed to see early on that an explosion of mortgages to people with questionable credit histories could pose a danger to the economy. ...more

September 14, 2007

Hovnanian Enterprises, struggling like other home builders, is offering six-figure discounts on some of its properties this weekend as it attempts to draw interest in a slumping market. ...more

September 13, 2007

How many hats can one woman wear? When is it too many? ...more

September 2, 2007