Name of Business: Van's BBQ Address of Business: ...more

August 17, 2008

In 1977, Alen Smith of Tampa started making Texas Best Barbeque Sauce, selling it first in the original Simon Schwartz Market on South MacDill Avenue in Tampa. Smith later sold the brand to a bigger food company. In 1993, it was sold to an even bigger conglomerate that had plans to make it a national brand. ...more

August 13, 2008

The Antioch Redskins will hold signups from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday for football players and cheerleaders ages 4 to 16. ...more

July 9, 2008

Who would you rather hang out with at a Fourth of July barbecue: John McCain or Barack Obama? ...more

July 3, 2008

Bobby Hodges could enjoy his Sterling Hills house for a few days. That is no small reward for a man about to embark on his second consecutive tour of duty. ...more

June 15, 2008

Bobby Hodges could enjoy his Sterling Hills house for a few days. ...more

June 14, 2008

The city may have scrapped plans for a July Fourth celebration at the municipal stadium, but there's another local Independence Day tradition that will carry on. ...more

June 4, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Friends of Kurt J. Conover, candidate for Pasco County School Board District 2, are sponsoring a barbecue featuring food from Hungry Harry's Famous Bar-B-Que from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 28 at 3116 Land O' Lakes Blvd. ...more

June 3, 2008

SEBRING — The deadline to raise $10,000 to help Ugandan children is approaching with a group of about 20 Sebring High freshmen feeling optimistic about their effort to help the oppressed students of Africa. If the school reaches the $10,000 goal by Feb. 1, the School for Schools program will send four Sebring High students and a teacher to Washington, D.C., to meet a Ugandan representative. With about $7,000 collected thus far through various fundraisers, about $3,000 is needed to reach the goal. ...more

January 26, 2008

2 Hearts, 1 Love "When I received my new heart, I gave it away," says Bill Ismer, whose story about love, life and transplants won him a place in the 2008 Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif. Ismer ended up marrying the nurse who held his hand through the tough times. ...more

January 13, 2008