GrayRobinson suspended its annual client holiday party and reallocated $150,000 to charities helping families during these difficult economic times, including MacDonald Training Center, a Tampa based nonprofit organization serving adults with disabilities; Second Harvest Food Bank; Coalition for the Homeless; and American Red Cross. ...more

December 24, 2008

Officials at Farmworkers Self-Help Inc. will distribute toys and food baskets today to about 320 families served by the Tommytown-based agency. ...more

December 24, 2008

Officials at Farmworkers Self-Help Inc. will distribute toys and food baskets Wednesday to about 320 families served by the Tommytown-based agency. The organization will distribute the items Christmas Eve between 6 a.m. and noon at the Pasco County Fairgrounds on State Road 52 near Pasco High School. Farmworkers has administered the Christmas program for 25 years. Margarita Romo, executive director of the agency, said that all of the program's families will receive food today, but the food baskets aren't as full as in the past. ...more

December 23, 2008

Florida House Democratic Leader Franklin Sands says he and his wife have a significant loss from what authorities say was a $50 billion pyramid scheme run by Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff. ...more

December 22, 2008

Alex Cook loves to imagine 800 children pedaling Christmas morning on bicycles his customers, family and friends helped buy. ...more

December 21, 2008

Alex Cook loves to imagine 800 children pedaling Christmas morning on bicycles his customers, family and friends helped buy. ...more

December 20, 2008

Hillsborough County schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia is donating $42,437 she received in performance bonuses this year to the Hillsborough Education Foundation. ...more

December 20, 2008

Hillsborough schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia is donating $42,437 she received in performance bonuses this year to the Hillsborough Education Foundation. ...more

December 19, 2008

Author Andrew Bowen is staying busy this holiday season, providing nightly readings of his new children's book, "A Tree's Christmas," near the Christmas tree in Hyde Park Village. The book is about a Christmas tree that recounts the story of its wonder-filled adventures inside a family's home during the Christmas season. Part of the proceeds from the book will go to local charities and non-profits. ...more

December 17, 2008

Saturday's ACC Championship Game between Virginia Tech and Boston College drew an actual attendance of 27,360 to Raymond James Stadium, according to figures from the Tampa Sports Authority. ...more

December 9, 2008