"I’m constantly amused when people try to tell private property owners and private business owners what to do. Of course, it’s none of their business, unless they decide to put their money where their presumptuous mouths are. Then, and only then, do they have any say whatsoever."

-- Steve Daubs from Haslam’s owners break their six-year silence

"What a wonderful contribution to our community. Thank you, all."

-- Vivian Fueyo from Introducing pay-what-you-can Beloved Community Café

"Thank you for this timely information. It’s always the judges that are hard to get good data about. This clarified each of my votes for this year. I’m very grateful. I did go to each judge’s site, but these paragraphs told me more information I could use."

-- KAREN DOUGLAS from Meet the candidates in Pinellas County’s judicial races

"Quite a bit of history. A lot of it reminds me of the development of Las Vegas. It was enjoyable reading about the history of Tia Verde. Good job!"

-- Angela Wilson from Vintage St. Pete: Guy Lombardo and Tierra Verde