The nation's stores finally got some relief this Thanksgiving weekend, according to data released late Monday, but the sales gains were modest and analysts worry the pace can't be sustained through the season and beyond as shoppers worry about the recession. ...more

December 2, 2008

Seminole Heights is soaring to even new heights. And residents are so excited, they're throwing themselves a big party. ...more

November 18, 2008

When someone says, "...you're wrong..." in response to a letter to the editor, it means two good things: one, that someone read the original letter, and two, has a contrary opinion. ...more

November 18, 2008

Colombia's government readied emergency measures Sunday to appease irate investors who lost tens of millions of dollars in the collapse of pyramid schemes that caused riots, scores of arrests and two deaths. ...more

November 17, 2008

The Land O' Lakes Flapjack Festival might be a three-decade tradition in Central Pasco County, but for organizers, this year was like starting over. Held for the first time at the county fairgrounds in Dade City, the event was down in numbers, but not in spirit, organizers say. ...more

November 12, 2008

and tied up traffic - around Clearwater Beach. ...more

November 9, 2008

Lines stretched around buildings and down city blocks as people waited hours to cast ballots in the historic presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain. Some touch-screen machines briefly malfunctioned, but the country's election system seemed to run smoothly. ...more

November 5, 2008

4:49 p.m.: The Pinellas Community Church, 54th Avenue South and 31st Street, saw heavy voting early this morning that eventually trailed off, but there's been a steady stream of voters in the afternoon. There have been no complaints of long lines. One man said "it was so simple a 2-year-old could do it." ...more

November 4, 2008

Word comes from Madison, Wis., that a telemarketer named Ted Zoromski quit his job this week over John McCain's message. ...more

October 25, 2008

Just hours before Sen. Barack Obama spoke to crowds in Tampa today, students in Maria Borkowski's speech class at Alonso High School staged a mock presidential encounter of their own. ...more

October 20, 2008