When Ernest Allen Jr. was killed outside his auto repair shop Monday, the Lakeland community lost more than a trusted businessman. Insiders in the city's jazz scene are mourning one of the area's most beloved musicians. ...more

December 31, 2008

WEST TAMPA -- People interested in developing the historical Guida House may submit proposals to the city through Jan. 23. City officials are hosting a tour of the house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 19. ...more

December 12, 2008

Billionaire businessman and noted philanthropist Ross Perot paid a visit Wednesday afternoon to patients, their families and the medical staff at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital. ...more

December 4, 2008

Residents of Jerusalem chose a secular businessman to lead one of the world's most revered and complicated cities, putting an end to five years of ultra-Orthodox Jewish control, election results showed Wednesday. ...more

November 13, 2008

Rep. Rob Schenck easily won a second term in the state House on Tuesday, according to unofficial results. ...more

November 5, 2008

The Democrats are back in the state House 44 race with a candidate who already is firing criticism at Republican incumbent Rob Schenck. ...more

September 27, 2008

The Democrats are back in the state House 44 race with a candidate who is already firing criticism at Republican incumbent Rob Schenck. ...more

September 26, 2008

"Hit and Run," by Lawrence Block (William Morrow, $24.95) ...more

September 21, 2008

Michael Tringali, indicted in July along with former partner Neil Mohamed Husani and two other men on federal charges that they orchestrated an $82.8 million scheme to defraud seven banks on Florida's west coast, is seeking a federal judge's permission to travel to Atlanta as needed for business. ...more

August 29, 2008

Lawsuits continue to pile up against car dealerships owned by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan. ...more

August 23, 2008