Following his first day after a full night's sleep in days, Russ Oberbroeckling, chairman of the 2009 Temple Terrace Relay for Life, couldn't be happier. The event he and his committee spent weeks preparing for is history. But, best of all, the March 27-28 overnight fundraiser netted $130,000 of its $170,000 goal set by the Tampa office of American Cancer Society. "Deep down I was hoping we'd reach the goal, but $130,000 is fantastic considering the state of the economy," said Oberbroeckling, who voluntarily took charge of the event for the second time. ...more

March 31, 2009

last week's 6.3 percent increase in April's pending home sales index, for example - there's a flurry of pronouncements that the residential real estate market has bottomed. ...more

June 19, 2008

PATIENTS GIVE LOW RATINGS OF HOSPITAL EXPERIENCES ...more

June 5, 2008

Soaring gas prices. High taxes. The threat of foreclosure. All these are weighing heavily on the minds of taxpayers these days. ...more

May 30, 2008

BUDGET SURVEY RESULTS ARE IN ...more

May 29, 2008

Consultants hired to create a new image for Brandon have discovered what residents have known for decades - Brandon is a great place to raise a family. ...more

May 3, 2008

A customized plan to guide the redevelopment of Carrollwood began Thursday with an introduction to the community-based planning process. ...more

February 6, 2008

Had any good choreplay lately? ...more

January 31, 2008

Your Jan. 4 editorial titled "NASA Insults Pilots, Press and Public" is misleading on several points. Allow me to correct the record. ...more

January 9, 2008

NASA grudgingly released some results Monday from an $11.3 million federal air safety study it previously withheld from the public over concerns it would upset travelers and hurt airline profits. ...more

January 1, 2008