What had earned me his recognition, his admiration, his uncharacteristic gesture of approval? Had I hung up on a telemarketer? Complained to a company about unsatisfactory service? Finally gotten angry and expressed my feelings at the time I felt them? All these would have been unusual for me. ...more

October 22, 2008

Pssst. The secret's out at KFC. Well, sort of. Colonel Harland Sanders' handwritten recipe of 11 herbs and spices was removed Tuesday from safekeeping at KFC's corporate offices for the first time in decades. The temporary relocation is allowing KFC to revamp security around a yellowing sheet of paper that contains one of the country's most famous corporate secrets. ...more

September 10, 2008

Sweetbay Supermarket announced late Wednesday that chief executive Shelley Broader, 43, would step down June 15 to accept a new, undisclosed job outside the grocery industry. Broader came to Tampa in 2003 from the sibling Hannaford supermarket chain in the Northeast with marching orders to turn around the struggling Kash n' Karry supermarket chain. ...more

May 30, 2008

Laura Barnes heard a fierce argument coming from next door, but that was not unusual. ...more

May 13, 2008

Booth faces life in prison ...more

May 12, 2008

It was intended as a warning; the parting words of a safety-minded deputy. ...more

February 19, 2008

It was intended as a warning; the parting words of a safety-minded deputy. ...more

February 18, 2008