The Southwest Florida Water Management District's 16-county region has weathered more than two and a half years of drought. And, unfortunately, there are no guarantees that this summer's rainy season will finally put an end to the long dry spell. ...more

July 3, 2008

TAMPA - The once-weekly watering rules people have lived with for 18 months will go on until September. ...more

June 24, 2008

The stunning climax, certainly not the "foregone conclusion" Big Brown trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. envisioned, was already buried in jockey Kent Desormeaux's rearview mirror as he sat numbly in the jocks room early Saturday evening talking to his fellow riders. ...more

June 8, 2008

For 30 years, Affirmed has been synonymous with horse racing's Triple Crown because he is the last to capture it - in 1978, the longest length of time between winners. The Florida-bred horse's epic duels with Alydar, who placed second in all three races, were probably the greatest in the history of the sport. ...more

June 7, 2008

Gardening is a year-round hobby/passion/duty in Florida; still, we've noticed a crazy uptick in plant chatter lately. ...more

May 28, 2008

Walking my wife's puppy upward of 50 miles a week affords me a unique view of several nearby neighborhoods. ...more

May 21, 2008

Walking my wife's puppy upward of 50 miles a week affords me a unique view of several nearby neighborhoods. ...more

May 21, 2008

Dad was somewhere else getting all the pats on the back for his winning ride Saturday. Jacob Desormeaux was too distracted to notice anyway. ...more

May 18, 2008

Darrell Rasner is giving the New York Yankees a reliable starter at the back of the rotation, something they've been looking for all year. ...more

May 11, 2008

The economy in general, and the housing market in particular, is in less than ideal shape, forcing state and local governments and school districts to cut spending and in some cases eliminate jobs. The horrendous tragedy Cyclone Nargis inflicted on the Southeast Asian nation Myanmar is sending the Suncoast a sobering reminder that the start of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane season is less than three weeks away. To top all that off, the price of a gallon of gasoline is near the $4 level. ...more

May 10, 2008