PORT TAMPA - Wanda Howard is trying her hardest to make sure students in Tampa start school on the right foot. From back packs to pencils and calculators and pens, Howard is helping coordinate the second annual Back to School Supplies Give-Away sponsored by Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, 7401 Kissimmee St., in Port Tampa. ...more

July 18, 2008

Jonathan Freeman, 14, of Lake Magdalene, plans to demonstrate Friday that one person can make a difference in the lives of many. ...more

July 16, 2008

When the state lowered its revenue predictions this spring, lawmakers chose not to renew the annual sales tax holiday on hurricane supplies this year. ...more

May 19, 2008

To take some of the sting out of the upcoming Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests, staff at McLane Middle School invited parents to test their own knowledge - and have a little fun with their kids. ...more

February 7, 2008

During the Kumquat Festival, Projects of Pasco, a nonprofit group that collects school supplies for disadvantaged children in east Pasco County, collected $240 for this year's school supply drive. ...more

February 3, 2008

Steve Wilkos flipped burgers, posed for pictures and spread good will last week at a nonprofit Tampa facility that offers comfort to people affected by AIDS. ...more

January 21, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Christian Social Services of Lutz and Land O' Lakes has offered "hands of help and hope" to people in need since 1987. ...more

December 23, 2007

The former treasurer of the Belleair Civic Association was arrested Tuesday, accused of stealing $6,800 from the association and more than $16,000 from the Wonders Foundation while she was on the charitable organization's board of directors, police said. ...more

November 28, 2007

BELLEAIR - The former treasurer of the Belleair Civic Association was arrested today on charges she stole $6,800 from the association and more than $16,000 from the Wonders Foundation while she was on the charitable organization's board of directors, police said. ...more

November 27, 2007

It's a common lament in the work world: colleagues who say the only reason they put up with the slog of work - the only reason they aren't out pursuing their dreams as a bandleader, dog breeder or novelist - is because of their children's hairy tuition bills. ...more

October 17, 2007