Would eliminate perception of bias. ...more

July 7, 2008

When you are living in a mobile home and working odd jobs to get through college, a couple of thousand dollars can mean a lot. And for 22-year-old Austin Richmond, winning the local-prize purse at Saturday's Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic could help him achieve his dream of one day running the marathon at the Olympics. ...more

February 10, 2008

Regarding "Ybor City Parking Meter-Free For Month" (Metro, Nov. 30): Twenty-one thousand dollars in revenue? That's what the city is making a month on parking in Ybor? ...more

December 3, 2007

A hurricane-damaged condominium complex in remote southeast Polk County has settled a lawsuit with its insurer and finally can start on millions of dollars in repairs, its attorney said this week. ...more

December 1, 2007

LAKE WALES - A hurricane-ravaged condominium complex in remote southeast Polk County has settled a lawsuit with its insurer and finally can get started on millions of dollars of vital repairs, its attorney said this week. ...more

November 30, 2007

TAMPA - Signs of generosity abound in the Tampa Bay area. Visitors to cultural centers filter into buildings with wings bearing the names of those who have donated millions to furthering the arts. Students who otherwise might not be able to afford college are able to go on scholarship. Patients have access to lifesaving medical equipment purchased with donated money. From backpacks for foster children to new exhibits at museums, from promoting the art of ethnic ballet to financing snake research, the more than 160 foundations in Hillsborough County contribute about $70 million annually — a number that has grown in recent years and is expected to continue an upward trend. ...more

November 18, 2007

Patrick Carroll of New Port Richey muses on property tax rate decrease -- or lack thereof. ...more

November 14, 2007

Why are thousands of millionaires lining up for the right to plunk down as much as $459,000, plus annual dues of up to $35,000, just for a few weeks of access to vacation homes? ...more

October 17, 2007

LAKE PLACID – Dollar General Store is moving from its location in the Winn-Dixie shopping center in Lake Placid, but the department store is only going across U.S. 27 to a free-standing building. Dollar General has leased the site of the former hardware store at 108 U.S. 27 N. Developer Bill Harvey bought the building, which he said is 10,050 square feet, last December. Harvey said he liked the location and believed he could lease the building in a short period of time. ...more

September 16, 2007