After losing her home to a fire, Kit Raymond says she is at peace and humbled by an 'outpouring of love.' ...more

May 8, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Ashley Rhodes-Courter wasn't used to being the center of attention. ...more

February 23, 2008

Steven Kazmierczak had the look of a boyish graduate student, except for the disturbing tattoos that covered his arms. ...more

February 17, 2008

Highlands County residents should feel great pride in the firefighters who protected numerous houses and buildings during this week's wildfire on Henscratch Road. These brave men and women stood tall, and sometimes alone, protecting structures as flames raced toward them. When you think about it, their actions were extraordinary. ...more

February 14, 2008

From time to time I have indulged in sharing personal experiences that might be of interest to pet loving readers and this is one of those times. ...more

February 10, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Homeless people had until noon today to voluntarily remove their personal belonging from sidewalks and public rights of way downtown. ...more

February 5, 2008

It is a far cry from what happened 13 months ago, when police slashed the tents of homeless people on public rights of way, casting St. Petersburg into the national spotlight. ...more

February 2, 2008

On the night before the Sept. 11 attacks, Sneha Anne Philip bought three pairs of shoes, bed linens and lingerie at a department store across the street from the World Trade Center. She was never heard from again. ...more

February 2, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - It is a far cry from what happened 13 months ago, when police slashed the tents of homeless people on public rights of way, casting St. Petersburg into the national spotlight. Today, the city began enforcing another ordinance designed to force the homeless off sidewalks, but this time it used code enforcement officers and not police. And the code enforcement officers were armed only with little signs. ...more

February 1, 2008

Homeless people will have to abide by tougher restrictions on where they can sleep and keep their belongings in the downtown area. ...more

January 26, 2008