A Hillsborough County teacher is hoping to open a preschool geared to preparing children for kindergarten at the Cathedral of Jesus of Nazareth. ...more

June 13, 2008

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay and Fifth Third Bank teamed up recently to recognize Sulphur Springs Elementary School students who made great efforts to improve their grades. ...more

June 11, 2008

2008 FCAT Results Here are Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test mean scores for schools in New Tampa, Temple Terrace, Thonotosassa and the University Area. Tests are scored on a scale from 100 to 500. ...more

June 11, 2008

The state releases FCAT scores in math, reading and science for grades 4 to 10. Students doing OK in reading and math, but science remains a struggle. ...more

June 10, 2008

Results reflect significant increases for third-graders. ...more

May 21, 2008

The state is reporting that a greater percentage of Florida third-graders are reading and performing mathematics at or above grade level compared with last year, according to the 2008 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. ...more

May 21, 2008

Thank you Mrs Kahler from Walker Memorial Academy. I hate school, but you make it amazing. When my mom had to go to a diabetes program for a month, I was terrified that I couldn't do all the homework on my own, and you stayed after school every single day to help me. When I and a bunch of boys were doing horrible in math, you stayed after school every week to tutor us. ...more

May 12, 2008

Garbage pickup once a week? Tampa Councilman John Dingfelder presented that option at Thursday's city council meeting as a way to counter the need to increase fees for garbage collection. ...more

February 22, 2008

Garbage pickup once a week? Tampa Councilman John Dingfelder presented that option at today's city council meeting. He says the money saved could help avoid the need to increase fees for garbage collection. ...more

February 21, 2008

I find it interesting that so many of the people that were helped by FEMA, (a.k.a. taxpayers) feel that they should not have to repay for the housing and other services that were provided them in an emergency situation. There has been a few million dollars in fraud and theft that will never be recovered, and some people are still living in trailers and hotels supplied by us and have just milked the system to the extreme. ...more

February 21, 2008