Farmworker wages On Dec. 6 in Lakeland at the corporate headquarters of Publix Super Markets, a demonstration led by the Coalition of Immokalee Farmworkers will take place urging Publix to agree to pay an extra penny per pound for the tomatoes the grocer purchases. ...more

November 30, 2009

The city will move forward with several capital projects, even as it pulls hard on the spending reins. ...more

November 28, 2009

After nine years, the city's Web site needed a facelift. Tarpon Springs recently unveiled the latest version of its World Wide Web information center that has a cleaner, more contemporary look that is easier to navigate. ...more

November 28, 2009

The national debate over paying for health care might be dragging on in Congress, but Alex Weixler has decided not to wait. Instead, she is rolling out some solutions of her own for the uninsured and underinsured. ...more

November 28, 2009

Until his retirement after more than four decades with the city, Juan Cruz wore many hats as public services director. They included overseeing more than a dozen city departments. ...more

November 28, 2009

Letters to the editor from Nov. 28 North Pinellas edition. ...more

November 28, 2009

Gainesville at Tarpon Springs for h.s. scores ...more

November 27, 2009

• Certified Public Accountant Laura Violante, a financial planner with Stone, Parker & Company, C.P.A., P.A., Port Richey, has received the Personal Financial Specialist Credential from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Violante met the requirements to earn the PFS Credential, which included passing a comprehensive technical exam covering personal financial planning topics, demonstrating more than 1,400 hours of business experience during the past five years and completing lifelong learning and education activities. The PFS Credential is granted exclusively to CPAs who are members in good standing of the AICPA, which binds them to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. ...more

November 27, 2009

Lakewood (9-2) at Jefferson (9-1) A rematch of a regular-season game which didn't end so well for the Spartans in a 27-6 loss to the Dragons in St. Petersburg. Jefferson quarterback Quentin Williams threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns. Dragons running back Demetrius Russell had a huge night as well, running for 105 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown. ...more

November 26, 2009

Instead of worrying about the effects of digital billboards on the motoring public, the latest trendy issue pondered by officials, the focus should be on real causes of most traffic accidents. ...more

November 21, 2009