Homecoming week at the University of South Florida started today – as it usually does – with thousands of cans of food and some creativity. ...more

October 13, 2008

It's pretty hard to look at those gorgeous illustrations of the proposed new baseball stadium in downtown St. Petersburg, with its soaring sail covering, and not think to yourself that this is where I want to be on opening day in April a few years from now. ...more

May 19, 2008

Inspirational Story Regarding "Can-Do Attitude Builds Houses," Jan. 20: The article on the high school freshman really was inspirational. ...more

February 3, 2008

TAMPA - Publix Super Markets has settled a consumer suit alleging that two ingredients of the grocer's private-label diet lemon lime soft drinks could combine under heat exposure to form benzene, which has been known to cause cancer. ...more

January 8, 2008

UNIVERSITY AREA - The idea of an apartment alliance, started in the University Area by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Community Resource Deputy Barbara Reichard, is spreading — with other areas of the county organizing groups. "The chief [Chief Deputy Joe Docodo] really liked how this was done and is wanting it in more districts," said Reichard, who has worked for 10 years in the community west of the University of South Florida. ...more

January 2, 2008

An Apollo Beach church's trailer filled with Thanksgiving food for the needy has been stolen. The trailer was taken sometime between Sunday afternoon and this morning from Calvary Lutheran Church's satellite property in the Ruskin area. A broken lock was found on the property. ...more

November 13, 2007

Joan Drolle of New Port Richey says the state has provided no relief when it comes to property taxes. ...more

November 7, 2007

After months of frustration, a mother of a soldier in Iraq has found someone to ship about 80,000 cans of Silly String to the troops, who use the foamy substance to detect trip wires on bombs. ...more

October 16, 2007

Safety Harbor officials want limitations imposed on how much Clearwater is able to raise fees to process this city's recyclable material, before it enters into a long-term contract. ...more

October 6, 2007