'For sale' signs sprout on Hickory Boulevard

FOR SALE: Hickory Boulevard.

First Person Bike Trail

"Wait, is this the DK Jungle from Mario Kart?" Uploaded Today 66 likes .

Your stocks: Riding out a recession

At this point, the conventional wisdom is that the U.S. economy entered a recession in December, even though the actual evidence that a downturn has begun is quite limited.

Husbands should consider delaying Social Security benefits

Here's some advice for married men who will turn 62 this year: If you want to make up for all the times you came home with beer ...

Naples real estate developer arrested on DUI charge

A prominent Naples real estate developer and civic leader was charged Saturday night with drunken driving.

Port Charlotte band director accused of having sex with students

The director of Port Charlotte High School's marching band was arrested Friday following allegations he performed nonconsensual sex acts on two teenage students. Dale Eugene Bowe, 46, has been the director of the "Pride of Port Charlotte" since the beginning of the academic year. He has volunteered ...

GAO: 1 in three teenagers won’t have any 401(k) money for retirement

Teenagers flipping burgers, stocking shelves or studying for finals don’t think about their retirement. The government does, however, and the prognosis isn’t good. More than one out of every three American workers born in 1990 will have zero dollars in a 401(k)-style plan at retirement, a government ...

In joint appearance, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Warren Buffett denounce income gap

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett and Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday warned of the dangers of a growing gap between rich and poor and a tax system that disproportionately helps people he calls “these super-rich” — and he’s one of them. “A firehose has been showered on me, and nothing has ...

Sony to sell unrestricted music downloads on Amazon

Sony BMG Music Entertainment said Thursday that it has agreed to sell digital downloads of its tunes without copy protections ...

Recession a greater threat in Florida

TALLAHASSEE — An economist and a building industry spokesman had bleak news Thursday about Florida's economic outlook.

Source: Bloomberg researching White House bid

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has launched a research effort to assess his chances in a potential bid for the presidency, a source close to the mayor told CNN.

3-4-year soft housing market predicted for Lee

"Speculative excess" in single-family-home construction in Lee County probably will create a soft housing market for three to four years, according...

Crazy, Drunk Weatherman

January 2, 2008Have you ever reported the weather on a local news channel? Neither have we, but it sounds boring. Would it be any more fun if you did it drunk every single day? According to this video, yes.

U.S. Album Sales Down, Digital Sales Up

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- U.S. album sales plunged 9.5 percent last year from 2006, as the beleaguered recording industry marked another weak year of sales despite a 45 percent surge in the sale of digital tracks, according to figures released Thursday....

The Waiting Game

A purchase seemed like a good idea, until time constraints made themselves felt.

Digitize your memories

Money Magazine sent about 40 prints and negatives to six popular services. Here's which did best at getting them onto your computer.

Live Music Webcasting Starts Making Sense in 2008

After a disappointing start, live online music is poised for success. With new technology and Web 2.0 networks in place to fuel the boom, record labels become the last remaining sticking point between you and some rockin' web shows. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.

Doing well by being rather nice

Jim Goodnight of SAS is reaping the benefits of treating his employees wellTHE ritual of handing out free M&Ms every Wednesday began accidentally, when an assistant collecting supplies accepted a big bag of the chocolate sweets as a substitute from a local grocer who had run short of change. Yet, ...

Technology in 2008

Three fearless predictions1. Surfing will slow ...

This Is the Sound of a Bubble Bursting

As real estate values fall, local governments from northern Virginia to Southern California are cutting services, eliminating staff and shelving projects.