Urgently shifting course, the Bush administration is abandoning the centerpiece of its massive $700 billion economic rescue plan and exploring new ways to shore up not only banks but also credit-card, auto-loan and other huge nonbank businesses. "The facts changed and the situation worsened," Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said at a news briefing, explaining the administration's switch from its original plan to help financial institutions by buying up troubled assets, primarily securities backed by bad home loans. ...more

November 13, 2008

An eagle with outstretched wings was selected Tuesday as the favorite design by a committee overseeing a veterans memorial planned for a city park. ...more

November 12, 2008

Our Meyer lemon tree is about to hand over its second crop and, as usual, I have mixed feelings. ...more

November 9, 2008

Some high school students think it's great fun to spend months building decorations and then transforming their schools into a Paris night or a jungle for the homecoming dance. Others, not so much. ...more

November 6, 2008

Readers at TBO.com responded strongly to news that the local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans put up a 30-by-60-foot Confederate flag at the Interstate 75 bridge over U.S. 92. The flag was raised Oct. 12 and is even larger than the one raised there last summer, sparking widespread controversy and national attention. The flag is the centerpiece of a 1.9-acre memorial park. To see a picture of the flag, read related stories or add your views, go to Brandon.tbo.com, keyword "Confederate Flag." Below is a sampling of reader views. ...more

October 22, 2008

Readers at TBO.com responded strongly to news that the local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans put up a 30-by-60-foot Confederate flag at the Interstate 75 bridge over U.S. 92. The flag was raised Oct. 12 and is larger than the one raised there last summer, sparking controversy and national attention. The flag is the centerpiece of a 1.9-acre memorial park. To see a picture of the flag, read related stories or add your views, go to Brandon.tbo.com, keyword "Confederate Flag." Below are some reader views. ...more

October 22, 2008

PLANT CITY The city is winning its war on nuisance plants at a lake that's the centerpiece of Samuel W. Cooper Park. ...more

October 17, 2008

Macy's says it will open a department store at the Shops at Wiregrass mall on Oct. 25. ...more

September 13, 2008

Macy's says it will open a department store at the Shops at Wiregrass mall on Oct. 25. ...more

September 12, 2008

Steven Jackson signed a six-year, $44 million contract, ended a 27-day holdout, and was on the field for practice with the Rams on Thursday. ...more

August 22, 2008