CLEARWATER - A Church of Scientology critic was found dead over the weekend in what police are calling a suicide. The body of Shawn Lonsdale, 39, was found in his home at 510 N. Lincoln Ave. about 12:30 p.m. Saturday, said Elizabeth Daly-Watts, Clearwater public safety spokeswoman. ...more

February 19, 2008

The great hedge debate is over. Or is it? Jim Shanklin, who has waged a nearly four-year battle against the city to defend what he says is his constitutional right to keep his front yard hedges as tall as he wants, has been ordered by a judge to comply with the city's hedge-height limit. ...more

October 20, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - The great hedge debate is over. Or is it? Jim Shanklin, who has waged a nearly four-year battle against the city to defend what he says is his constitutional right to keep his front yard hedges as tall as he wants, has been ordered by a judge to comply with the city's hedge-height limit. Yet Shanklin still may end up keeping his too-tall hedges, or at least the appearance of them. ...more

October 19, 2007

TAMPA - Three Hillsborough County ordinances governing adult businesses are legal, a federal judge ruled Thursday. ...more

October 5, 2007

Three Hillsborough County ordinances governing adult businesses are legal, a federal judge ruled Thursday. ...more

October 5, 2007