Two Florida beaches made the list of top 10 beaches for 2009 by Stephen P. Leatherman, director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research. Leatherman, also known as Dr. Beach, has compiled the list annually since 1991 using 50 criteria, including water quality and temperature, cleanliness, weather, sand, safety and facilities. ...more

May 23, 2009

What most have in common is a childhood where on one level they seemed like everyone else. But by the time they were 6 or 7, they knew they were different because of the color of their skin and the way they were treated. ...more

February 8, 2009

For the rest of the week, Pinellas will be peppered with more than 70,000 small fishy cakes containing rabies vaccine in an attempt to eradicate the disease in the county. ...more

February 4, 2009

Some of the folks shopping on Christmas Eve weren't from here. They were in town visiting relatives. They simply wanted to avoid bringing all of their gifts with them. ...more

December 25, 2008

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August 7, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The end of the work week is busy for Anderson Road Cafe. 'It is packed,' said regular patron Lynn Parketon-Davis, 54, of Tampa. 'You can hardly get a seat on Fridays.' ...more

October 31, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The end of the work week is busy for Anderson Road Cafe. 'It is packed,' said regular patron Lynn Parketon-Davis, 54, of Tampa. 'You can hardly get a seat on Fridays.' ...more

October 29, 2007