K.J. Choi had to work harder than he imagined to become the Sony Open champion everyone expected. ...more

January 14, 2008

Backyard tropical foliage plants - such as palm trees - may be on life support this morning, especially if people failed to take necessary measures to protect them from the overnight cold. ...more

January 3, 2008

The Oldsmar Public Library is moving into a new, high-tech home. This is a big step up from its current home, a building from the city's early days. ...more

December 22, 2007

Sister Veronica Rop heard Barry University's convent was unconventional, but a swimming pool? ...more

December 10, 2007

About 120 crape myrtles in medians along U.S. 301 got a reprieve this week as members of the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce signed papers agreeing to take over landscaping and maintenance duties from Hillsborough County. ...more

November 29, 2007

In Florida, you have got to make your own fall colors. "Palm trees are pretty much green all the time," conceded Bob Tiberio, a transplant from upstate New York who took root in Ruskin 35 years ago. ...more

November 26, 2007

Hawaiian shirts are a state of mind. ...more

November 20, 2007

Gary Moss bought his first vintage Hawaiian shirt in 1976 at a New Jersey antiques show to replace a sweaty golf shirt on a humid summer day. He took a fancy to it and began buying more at shows and shops. ...more

November 20, 2007

TAMPA – Some University of Tampa students spent part of the cold night outside after somebody started a fire outside their dormitory. ...more

November 16, 2007

Besides the trademark fish dinners, Hudson Seafest organizers will spice up the schedule with new events Nov. 9-11 in hopes of raising even more money to build community projects such as a local park. ...more

November 4, 2007