Eileen Griffin always wanted to own a bookstore. So three years ago, when she retired from her job as a national account manager for Random House, she took all her savings and opened the Griffin Bookshop and Coffee Bar in downtown Fredericksburg, Va. It became a local favorite, with live music performances on Friday and Saturday nights. ...more

March 2, 2009

We all know Suncoast home prices have tumbled, but this hurts: The area lost $35.6 billion in home value in 2008, according a report released this morning from Seattle-based Zillow.com. ...more

February 6, 2009

Enough Blame To Go Around Florida is different from most other states. ...more

October 10, 2008

American workers are hurting. The country is in an economic slump, thousands of people are being laid off and hundreds of companies are retrenching. With house values falling in many parts of the country and with gas prices soaring, many people are struggling from paycheck to paycheck. ...more

June 10, 2008