The board of the Hillsborough County teachers union has unanimously picked its new leader now that its long-serving executive director is retiring. Nicholas Whitman, who has led unions throughout the Midwest and Northeast, will take over the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association in August. ...more

June 22, 2009

The director of the Florida Holocaust Museum in downtown St. Petersburg says the museum will likely increase security in the wake of a shooting at Washington's Holocaust museum. ...more

June 10, 2009

Pressure mounted Monday to stop destruction of a 19th-century house on Egmont Key. ...more

June 2, 2009

Michael Kilgore, vice president of marketing and customer experiences at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, has been honored by The Broadway League for outstanding achievement in road marketing. ...more

May 23, 2009

For five decades, the Tampa Tribune has honored the top 3 percent of seniors graduating from public and private schools based on their grade-point averages. Those who submit an essay vie for annual college scholarships honoring former Tribune publisher R.F. "Red" Pittman. ...more

May 18, 2009

Some 2,300 volunteers fanned out across the region April 18 to participate in this year's Great American Cleanup. ...more

April 29, 2009

Some 2,300 volunteers fanned out across the region April 18 to participate in this year's Great American Cleanup. ...more

April 29, 2009

Heavy water users could get soaked with a drought surcharge on their bills under a recommendation by regional regulators. ...more

April 25, 2009

Every day you make hundreds of decisions. What to wear? What TV show to watch? What to eat for lunch? But what about those hard decisions — like, what kind of care do you want in a medical crisis, and who will speak for you if you are unable? ...more

April 16, 2009

Community Redevelopment Agency Commissioner Jim McCollum has taken an interest in gardening, community gardening that is. ...more

April 13, 2009