PORT RICHEY - There were no ribbon-cutting ceremonies, no politicians, no balloons festooning the facade of the small office building halfway down Washington Street. ...more

November 5, 2007

There was no ribbon-cutting, no politicians, no balloons festooning the facade of the small office building halfway down Washington Street. ...more

November 3, 2007

WAUCHULA — Years ago, this two-story building at North Florida and Alabama Avenue was Rogers meat market. It sat empty for two decades, collecting old mattresses, clothing and other junk that should have been thrown away. But when Sherry White saw it, she realized it could be the new home Lydia's House, a medium-term home for women who have no other place to go. That was more than a year ago, and now the building is nearly ready for its first occupants. "It was hard work," White said. The building was in terrible condition. ...more

October 8, 2007

In a thunderous blast, a cargo plane slammed into an impoverished residential neighborhood in Congo's capital seconds after takeoff Thursday, leaving at least 25 people dead in a smoky wreckage of concrete blocks and twisted debris. ...more

October 5, 2007

A zoning hearing officer has ruled that a proposed real estate office along North Dale Mabry Highway would be out of character with the surrounding residential neighborhood. ...more

October 3, 2007