Published Articles

  • After visiting a local Bank of America branch a few times to cash the paychecks from her after-school job, Leskody opened a CampusEdge checking account. This type of account is for customers who are 16 or older and are enrolled in school. They receive free checking, an ATM-debit card and online banking.
    Tampa Tribune
    November, 2007


  • When Phil Bernie of Carrollwood wanted to expand his company, he didn't turn to a bank, or credit union, or another traditional lending institution. He turned to Prosper.com.
    Tampa Tribune
    February, 2007


  • Michelle Sutton wants to know her daughter's teenage friends almost as well as her daughter does. It's part of an agreement the duo have in order for the 15-year-old Pasco High School freshman to keep her MySpace.com page.
    Tampa Tribune
    March, 2007


  • They originally booked an ocean view room with a king size bed and a balcony. The room they received had twin beds, overlooking construction with a bathroom that didn't work and a stench that Hutchinson described as being from sewage.
    Tampa Tribune
    April, 2006


  • I don't know Krause. She doesn't know me. But her personal information showed up through a peer networking software search. Anyone can use that information to steal the couple's identity.
    Tampa Tribune
    April, 2007


  • Consider the predicament Candace Baxter faced. Baxter used Lodging.com to find a hotel room on Lido Key for Mother's Day weekend in May. She booked a room at the Surfview Beach Resort. "We head down there, ... and I see a vacant lot on the left-hand side.
    Tampa Tribune
    November, 2005