Donna Goss Raye of Port Richey says the ban on throwing beads enforced during the 2009 Chasco Fiesta street parade in New Port Richey. ...more

April 1, 2009

Any conversation about the Plant City High flag football team likely begins with star quarterback Qwet Shaw. ...more

March 25, 2009

Ninth-seeded Temple (21-9) is likely to have the crowd behind it as the Owls face eighth-seeded Florida (23-7) today in a first-round game in the Trenton Regional. ...more

March 22, 2009

I was invited to participate in the cancer fund raiser fashion show last year as a Realtor and an usher. I was told there were Realtors and cancer survivors that would be modeling in the show. When I mentioned that I was also a survivor, I was promoted to model. I was honored to participate in this wonderful fundraiser for cancer. I honestly did not know what to expect, but I found out in a hurry that we start with very ordinary people and turn them into professional models! The hours that go into this show are countless. The ladies involved in this show are so wonderful to work with. ...more

March 22, 2009

PLANT CITY Singer Taylor Swift did more than tune up her vocal chords as she prepared for her Sunday concert at the Florida Strawberry Festival. ...more

March 4, 2009

The Tampa Bay Lightning are slashing season-ticket prices by an average of 10 percent for next season, with almost 4,000 seats available at the St. Pete Times Forum for only $239. ...more

February 26, 2009

This year's attendance of 466,733 ranks ninth in recent history of the 105-year-old event. ...more

February 18, 2009

Trash blanketed Seventh Avenue early Sunday morning, the last vestiges of a party that drew thousands of people to Ybor City for the annual Sant' Yago Illuminated Knight Parade. ...more

February 16, 2009

Despite scoring a game-high 33 points, Nick Calathes and the Florida Gators fell 68-65 to the Kentucky Wildcats. ...more

February 11, 2009

What passed for a crowd at the Sun Dome was actually making a bit of noise Tuesday night when Dominique Jones finished off a breakaway dunk. The game had been threatening to get away from the University of South Florida, but now the Bulls were within five points of Providence. ...more

February 10, 2009