CORAL GABLES An end-of-season swoon doomed Miami a year ago. With injuries piling up, Hurricanes coach Randy Shannon thinks he's found an insurance policy against that happening again. ...more

November 4, 2009

Starting Tuesday, the Hurricanes trimmed about 45 minutes from practice, with the new template calling for sessions to last only 1 hour. ...more

November 3, 2009

During their regular meeting today, Pasco County commissioners will hold a rare closed-door session to discuss the county's ongoing contract negotiations with its unionized firefighters. ...more

November 3, 2009

Anytime Fitness of Tampa, Northdale, is seeking people who do not exercise regularly to take part in its Fitness Laboratory program. ...more

September 9, 2009

"If better is possible, then good is not enough." That was the motto emblazed on the backs of T-shirts worn by several physically disabled athletes who participated in the Paralympic Sport Tampa Bay Wheelchair Basketball Camp for from youngsters 10-22 on June 25-27 at the All People's Life Center. ...more

July 6, 2009

Awarding scholarships to budding artists has been a trademark of the East Hillsborough Art Guild. Now the nonprofit organization is providing 10 talented teens with free painting classes taught by a celebrated Plant City artist. ...more

June 22, 2009

The public is invited to ask questions about the 2009-10 county budget during a 6:30 p.m. workshop Thursday, June 18, at Lorenzo Hamilton Community Center (Kennedy Park), 899 Kennedy Blvd. in Brooksville ...more

June 17, 2009

Plant City High's award-winning color guard, the Raider Silks, will hold tryouts 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at the school's mall. ...more

May 1, 2009

Normally a hotbed for hockey and concerts, the St. Pete Times Forum is undergoing a transformation that will be all about basketball. The 12 men's Southeastern Conference college basketball teams and their fans have started arriving for the SEC tournament, which will begin on Thursday at the facility. Today's practices are closed to the public. Ticket books for all sessions are $300 and available at www.secsports.com. Single-session tickets are $50 each (plus any applicable fees) and can be purchased at the box office or any Ticketmaster outlet by calling 1-800-745-3000 or by logging on to www.secsports.com. Four games will be played Thursday, beginning with Kentucky-Mississippi at 1 p.m. and concluding with Florida-Arkansas at 9:45 p.m. ...more

March 11, 2009

aka the economic stimulus payment - that you received last spring? It's creating confusion among taxpayers, so the Internal Revenue Service put out a bulletin in response to errors showing up in early tax filings. ...more

March 6, 2009