Preparing for a new soccer season is nothing new for David Castillo. "I've been playing soccer since I was 5," Castillo said. "So I started doing this as soon as I could run." ...more

November 11, 2009

Mr Lensis's letter defended Limbaugh's comment that he wants Obama to fail. I'm sorry Mr. Lensis, but no matter how you twist it, how you "rephrase" it, or how people wiggle it around, we all know what Rush said and what he meant. He wanted Obama's policies to fail — which can only mean that the U.S. would go into a depression! And contrary to what you said — I have listened to Rush. I first started listening years ago when he first hit the air waves. Being analytical in nature and a talk radio/news junkie it didn't take long before I noticed that Rush was not quite telling the whole story on many things. He routinely takes statements out of context to push his radical right-wing spin on things. The last straw for me was one lunch hour, on the noon day TV news, I watched a fellow make a statement about something in an interview. Less than an hour later, I heard Rush "quote" this same fellow. Rush left about half the fellow's statement out, which changed the whole meaning. I realized at that point I was being "conned" by Rush. ...more

March 15, 2009

Anna Gray pored over the book that instructed her how to properly dissect the pig fetus. ...more

February 4, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY – Whether they were for Barack Obama or John McCain, voters in Northwest Hillsborough in Election 2008 had strong opinions about why their man is the best one to lead the country. Voters exiting polling places at Rocky Creek Village, the Town 'N Country Recreation Center, the Lutz Community Center and Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church gave different reasons for their vote. ...more

November 4, 2008

2:38 p.m.: Not much was happening over the lunch hour and early afternoon at Apollo Beach Elementary School, home of Precinct 941. ...more

November 4, 2008

1:43 p.m. Voting at Precinct 913 at the Wimauma Civic Center slowed down a bit after a pre-workday rush hour but picked up again during the lunch hour. More than 400 people had voted by noon. ...more

November 4, 2008

12:55 p.m.: After visiting three polling places in the Forest Hills area, it appears polls are quiet in the lunch hour. ...more

November 4, 2008

7:35 a.m.: Early voting during the lunch hour Friday at the Jan Platt Regional Library in South Tampa took about an hour. But this morning, the line is considerably shorter, and people are popping out of the voting booths in about a half-hour. ...more

November 4, 2008

Puppies, kittens, dogs and cats are available for adoption until 2 p.m. today in downtown Tampa's Lykes Gaslight Square Park. ...more

October 17, 2008

The Local Motion events are designed to offer downtown workers an enjoyable and invigorating walk that fits into the workday. ...more

October 9, 2008