Some will invite guests and cook an elaborate meal for Thanksgiving. Some will fly home. ...more

November 14, 2009

Give Thanks for Manners ...more

November 13, 2009

As they do every year before Thanksgiving, county commissioners Tuesday presented a resolution to local Muslims for distributing food baskets to the needy. ...more

November 11, 2009

Students in Pinellas County public schools today started receiving the H1N1 vaccine. The school district, along with the Pinellas County Health Department, launched the mass vaccination effort at 16 schools. And the plan is to rotate the mini-clinics to different schools each day. "Wonderful, I think it's a great thing that they're offering it," said Paula Nixon, whose daughter, Grace, attends Madeira Beach Middle School. "There are about 1,300 children at this school, K through 8, and that's a lot of children they're exposed to on a daily basis." ...more

November 9, 2009

More travelers plan to fly during December's holidays this year than last, with about the same number flying over Thanksgiving, a TripAdvisor survey of 1,300 people found. ...more

November 7, 2009

More travelers plan to fly during the December holidays this year than last with about the same number flying over Thanksgiving, a TripAdvisor survey of 1,300 U.S. respondents found. And travelers appear to be attuned to baggage fees airlines implemented this year. ...more

November 6, 2009

If you plan to travel around the upcoming holidays, prepare to pay a little more - again. ...more

November 3, 2009

Those who spent the Fourth of July watching fireworks rather than booking early - and less expensive - holiday airfares might still find a Thanksgiving travel bargain. ...more

October 31, 2009

Local teenager Shawnee Lester, 17, has been selected to represent Florida at the 2009 Miss American Teen Pageant. ...more

October 15, 2009

Two co-workers who learned this summer that they are long-lost brothers and who reunited this week with their two half sisters - one of whom is from Sarasota - have a new surprise. A half brother has surfaced. ...more

September 26, 2009