Hal's blog

Father's Day has always been a special day for me. My Dad passed away when I was four years old and yet I have such vivid memories of the love he had for me and our family. I was the second born of four children, Three boys and a girl, the youngest. There were so many times when my father and I w...

According to an article I read in the St. Pete Times, if you're after the nation's best home-buying bargain, move to Kokomo, Ind. The median home price is so low at $88,000 that 95 percent of Kokomo households can afford to buy homes. But if you don't like harsh Hoosier winters, you could stick t...

Residents of Sun City Center are invited to attend the second Workshop for Futrue Development scheduled at 1:30 pm on Friday, June 6, 2008 in the Community Hall, 1910 South Pebble Beach Blvd. As before, the workshop will focus on recreation, commercial development and the environment we want to d...

The City of Tampa and Hillsborough County will host the 2008 Tampa Bay Hurricane Expo from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, at Tampa's Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI).   Admission to the Tampa Bay Hurricane Expo is FREE. In addition,Tampa Bay Hurricane Expo guests can enjoy MOSI exhibit...

Bank of America Corp. announced after it completes its acquisition of Countrywide Financial Corp. it will modify or workout at least $40 billion in mortgage loans over the next two years to help customers avoid foreclosure. In January, Countrywide agreed to sell itself to Bank of America Corp. B...

I was pleased to read, this morning, a positive move by Fannie Mae to help further stimulate market recovery. According to the article Fannie Mae's decision to allow 5 percent downpayments in declining markets, such as many areas in Florida, will "help encourage buyers to come back into the housi...

Realtor.com is responding to Realtor's needs. As a result of a recent survey conducted by Realtor.com a revamped site will be launched in July, 2008. The new basic Realtor.com improvements include listing four pictures per listing, Interactive maps, Detailed demographics, Listing updates several ...

 The Gardens are located at 900  South Palm Ave., Sarasota, Fl. are just 40 south of Sun City Center. Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is a respected center for research and education as well as a famous orchid showplace. Housed on 13 acres, the gardens host more then 20,000 greenhouse plants in add...

GIANT BOOK SALE     Bag of Books for a Buck! Saturday, May 17, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM will feature an enormous book sale at the SouthShore Regional Library on 19th Avenue, Ruskin, Fl.  As you come into the library, you will be handed a bag for stuffing all the books you want. Th...

Construction of a New Gas Station started a couple of days ago and, we're told, it will only take two weeks to finish building. The new gasoline station is on the Wal-Mart property at the corner of State Road 674 and US-301.  It is anticipated they will be open by the end of May. Many residents w...