During its July meeting, South Florida Community College's District Board of Trustees elected new officers to the board. David Leidel of Highlands County was elected as 2009-10 chair, and Gary Delatorre of Hardee County was elected as vice chair. ...more

August 2, 2009

Imagine showing up for swim class and getting an Olympic champion to show you a few moves. ...more

April 25, 2009

Another Bartlett brother recently became an Eagle Scout. Will Bartlett, of Troop 22 in South Tampa, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor ceremony at Hyde Park United Methodist Church. His brother John, a sophomore at the University of Florida, achieved the rank of Eagle in February 2005. Their younger brother, Bryan, a fifth-grade Webelo with Pack 22, just moved up to Boy Scouts. Bryan's goal is to become an Eagle Scout like his brothers. ...more

April 8, 2009

Marty Chandler believes he has the greatest job in the world. He has had the best seat in the house to past Super Bowls and college football games, along with professional golf and tennis tournaments and automobile races. But he has never had to buy a ticket. ...more

January 28, 2009

Marty Chandler says he has the best job in the world. He has had the best seat in the house to college football games, along with professional golf and tennis tournaments. And he doesn't even need a ticket. That's because Chandler's seat is 1,000 feet above major sporting events in a Goodyear blimp. ...more

January 27, 2009

The Super Bowl is only about an hour-and-45-minute ride away in Tampa this year, but unless you've got connections, paid some big bucks or were lucky, you won't be viewing the big game in person Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

January 27, 2009

As the inaugural hoopla rolled on the tube, I heard a commentator mention that among the millions gathered in Washington were several members of the Tuskegee Airmen. ...more

January 25, 2009

A handful of lawmakers used a resolution commending the University of Florida's national football championship Thursday to protest college football's much-maligned BCS system ...more

January 22, 2009

Candace Schepperle insisted all week that she hadn't played her best golf, in spite of the fact that she was leading the 54th annual Harder Hall Women's Invitational Golf Tournament heading into Saturday's final round. ...more

January 12, 2009

It may be early in the golf season, but Candace Schepperle is in midseason form. ...more

January 11, 2009