The ax fell without sound or shadow: Tatiana Gallego was called into human resources and laid off from her job as an admissions counselor for a fashion college. ...more

March 26, 2009

Steve Maxwell didn't really understand much about the equipment that he was buying back in 1968, but it became the machinery for Maxwell Groves, which is the last registered packing house in Highlands County. ...more

March 13, 2009

Getting older is getting tougher and tougher every day, especially now that I am midway in my septuagenarian years, somewhere between 70 and 79 years old. Getting to be a centenarian, someone between 100 and 109 years old, is going to take a lot more of paying attention to the ways that could, would, may or definitely will interfere with that accomplishment. ...more

March 12, 2009

Armed with colored markers, paper, scissors and equal measures of creativity and concentration, youngsters made their own handprints today at the Saturday Morning Market in downtown St. Petersburg. ...more

March 7, 2009

I don't conduct the AARP Driver Safety Program for drivers over the age of 50 any more, but we addressed the issue of talking (or text messaging) on the phone while driving as serious, and the age of the driver doesn't matter. ...more

December 6, 2008

Pool checkers is a winner for Arthur "Moochie" McCarr. The 65-year-old East Tampa resident is national master's champion after besting a 10-player field in Chicago at the recent 42nd annual American Pool Checkers Association tournament. ...more

August 16, 2008

Officials this morning advised residents in North Tampa not to be alarmed by an odor of natural gas. Workers from People's Gas accidentally released a small amount of gas from a gas-gate station at North 12th Street and East Fowler Avenue while purging a line about 8 a.m., agency spokesman Lance Horton said. ...more

July 31, 2008

Dreams can lead you to tumble. They can create magic on the practice floor and propel a young girl around the uneven bars, culminating in such a perfect landing, that it allows a smile to creep across a sweat-bathed face. ...more

July 23, 2008

An innocent reference to an astronomical feature was misconstrued as a racial insult in Dallas last week, which is funny, except that an offended official's continued indignity has created humorless ill will. ...more

July 18, 2008

CROSS COUNTRY Girls head coach steps down after guiding Lady Sharks to most successful season in brief history. ...more

June 18, 2008