You turn around one day and they're gone. In a city like Tampa where permanence is sometimes measured in seasons instead of years, change is a part of our lives. The landmarks that we gauge the timelines of our lives by - old schools, favorite restaurants, family stores - don't seem to have the value they used to. ...more

June 13, 2008

Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores of Citrus Park will unveil a new look Thursday as the 46,018-square-foot store reopens with a three-day celebration. ...more

June 11, 2008

Tom Roberts can hardly bear to look at the charred walls and jumbled remnants of the World War II-era hardware store that has been his daily routine for 35 years. ...more

June 10, 2008

If farmers have to pay more to process, package and ship that milk, it is going to cost more for those cart-pushing customers at the local grocery store. ...more

February 6, 2008

Reform Immigration Regarding "Bush Calls For Quick Tax Relief" (front page, Jan. 19): ...more

January 27, 2008

Shopping the day after Christmas this year was no Black Friday, when throngs of bargain hunters lined up in pre-dawn hours. ...more

December 27, 2007

If you've wandered the drugstore aisles for hours in search of the perfect beauty products, relax. Kick up your feet. All you need is 4you. ...more

November 16, 2007

If you've wandered the drugstore aisles for hours in search of the perfect beauty products, relax. Kick up your feet. All you need is 4you. ...more

November 1, 2007

Cheryll Witz was shopping for a birthday cake when her cell phone rang. Waiting to speak to her was a notorious serial killer - the man who killed her father five years ago. ...more

October 3, 2007

SEBRING – Bealls Outlet in Sebring has received an an interior makeover. "It was getting a bit dated and dark to shop in," said Bill Webster, director of sales promotion for Bealls. The makeover included installing lighting, new floors, creating wider aisles and coming up a new color scheme. Webster said store officials had been interested in changing the colors that included teal, purple and mauve for a long time. Beallshas incorporated its logo colors of red, orange and white inside its stores. ...more

September 9, 2007