On Saturday Oct. 24, climbers on Mt. Everest will raise a huge "350" banner. The president of the Maldive Islands will don scuba gear and lead 350 of his countrymen in the largest underwater demonstration of all time. ...more

October 22, 2009

Near the Ringling Causeway Bridge it didn't take long to spot a homeowner soaking his lawn about 11 a.m. today. It was a violation of two watering rules. The restrictions allow watering on Tuesdays or Thursdays only, based on even or odd addresses. Restrictions also bar watering any day between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. "I think our residents have been very responsive," said Javier Vargas of the city of Sarasota Public Works Department. ...more

March 27, 2009

Blueprint for apocalypse. ...more

March 25, 2009

Think of it as a blueprint for apocalypse recovery. When natural disasters strike Hernando County, officials need a plan to bring order to the chaos. The document they turn to is called the "local mitigation strategy." ...more

March 25, 2009

Blueprint for apocalypse would bring order to chaos. ...more

March 24, 2009

If homeowners and their homeowners associations cannot bear the thought of a brown spot on a lawn during the summer, I wonder what they must be thinking now when there is scarcely a green blade of grass to be found, except maybe under some trees. It cannot have escaped anyone's notice that we had a hard freeze recently. That doesn't happen every year, any more than hurricanes or droughts are necessarily annual events. It is at times like these when we find out how well or poorly our landscapes have been designed, installed and maintained. ...more

March 22, 2009

Facing one of the worst droughts in memory, the Pasco County Commission will consider raising the fine for first-time lawn watering violations to $130. ...more

March 20, 2009

Earlier this week, University of South Florida coach Stan Heath lamented about how to correct the Bulls' recent late-game offensive droughts. ...more

February 18, 2009

Dear Hibiscus: By now, surely, you've realized that it's over between us. You've been dumped, literally, and I'm sorry. It's not you, it's me. ...more

January 11, 2009

It is the nature of economics that we go through these unanticipated cycles.... ...more

October 21, 2008