Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama will kick off Florida's early voting period on Monday with a rally in Tampa. ...more

October 18, 2008

During a two-day visit to Florida, Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden will hold a "community gathering" Wednesday at the University of South Florida's Sun Dome for what campaign officials call a "fairly detailed" talk on the economy. ...more

October 5, 2008

Construction on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is closer to commencing after a panel overseeing architecture in the nation's capital approved final building plans Thursday. ...more

September 5, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Imagine Charter School at Land O' Lakes, which opened this week in a temporary location, still plans to move to a permanent site in August 2009. ...more

August 23, 2008

NEW TAMPA - Four years after the first homeowner moved into Live Oak Preserve, the gated community will become truly gated Sunday. The New Tampa neighborhood's main gate is accessed from Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, across from Wharton High School. A second, unmanned gate is accessed from Imperial Oak Boulevard near Turner Elementary. "Residents had expressed concerns about the gate by the [elementary] school being open during the day," Engle Homes Vice President Rick Feather said, "so we're going to close all the gates during the day, and the front gate will be manned 24 hours a day." ...more

May 9, 2008

Derby Lane • Post Times: Evening racing at 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with matinee racing at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Gates open at 11:30 a.m. for matinee racing and 6:30 p.m. for evening racing. ...more

May 8, 2008

SOUTH TAMPA - MacDill Air Force Base opens its gates this weekend with AirFest, a free show of military and civilian aircraft in the air and on the ground. ...more

May 2, 2008

Sometimes, a fence helps –– and helps a lot. For all those who thought no fence could keep overzealous all-terrain vehicle riders away from the Carter Creek Scrub area, there is some good news. The gates to the Carter Creek fence, installed to keep ATVs out, have not been installed yet, but Riverdale Road and surrounding areas have been a lot more quieter with the fence nearly completed, authorities say. There are believed to be few ATVs in the area in recent weeks, or at least authorities have received much fewer complaints. ...more

February 11, 2008

Pride, prize money and trophies are on the line in February's Showcase of Talent during the 61st annual Pasco County Fair. ...more

December 29, 2007

About 50 employees held hands and lined across a department store's entrance Thursday before parting to let a crowd of holiday shoppers enter for the first time since a gunman killed eight people there 15 days earlier. ...more

December 21, 2007