If you're not in deep debt, I'm sure you have one friend or family member - if not more - who is. ...more

January 18, 2009

As the economy worsened in 2008, more Tampa area homeowners found themselves facing trouble. The number of foreclosure filings rose 123 percent compared with 2007. ...more

January 15, 2009

Don't Forget Merchants Funny, we hear so much about the big corporations hurting from this economy yet very little is mentioned about small business owners (though my chiropractor did ask me if I was going to Washington to ask for a bailout for my company). Other than that, not many are calling to ask how I am surviving the recession as a small business owner. ...more

January 12, 2009

Retailers reported dismal sales figures for December on Thursday as even Wal-Mart Stores, one of the bright spots in the industry, finally buckled under the pressures of the deteriorating economy. ...more

January 9, 2009

The last weekend day of this year's holiday season has packed Tampa International Airport, sending roughly 18,000 more people through the terminal than on a typical day last month. ...more

January 4, 2009

She had just three years left to find a family. After that, her childhood would be over. ...more

January 2, 2009

American Red Cross volunteers helped a family of five who lost their home to fire on Christmas Eve, according to Phil Attinger with the American Red Cross Polk County chapter. ...more

December 26, 2008

"It has a Black Friday feel to it," said Tom Aiello, a spokesman for Sears and Kmart, likening the post-Christmas promotions to those found the day after Thanksgiving. ...more

December 26, 2008

So it's the day after Christmas and plenty is stirring. There's much to do, places to go, stores to visit and family and friends to spend time with. For many of us, it's back to the reality that times are tough. For the many charities that did so much good this holiday season, it's back to challenging times. ...more

December 26, 2008

The sounds of traditional dances and the aroma of authentic dishes filled the grounds of the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center on Dec. 14 as Tampa Bay area Filipinos celebrated the holiday season with Pasko 2008. ...more

December 24, 2008