TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Students at Alexander Elementary last week made crafts such as Ojos de Dios, or God's Eye, as part of honoring Hispanic Heritage Month. ...more

October 28, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Students at Alexander Elementary last week made crafts such as Ojos de Dios, or God's Eye, as part of honoring Hispanic Heritage Month. ...more

October 28, 2009

Appliance and electronics retailer HHGregg plans on hiring more than 250 new employees in Tampa as it opens several stores in the area this fall. Positions range from sales associate to store manager. Retail experience is not required, but bilingual English/Spanish speakers are "strongly encouraged" to apply, the company said. ...more

September 3, 2009

Two adults and two children were hospitalized Saturday night after a minivan and an orange transporter truck collided in front of the Golden Corral restaurant on U.S. 27 in Lake Placid, according to Emergency Medical Services. ...more

February 17, 2009

In response to the answer of my last letter written on Oct. 9, where I was offering a basic Spanish course to deputies of Highlands County, and my disappointment with Sheriff Benton when I had to wait five weeks to see her and on the day of the appointment I didn't get to see her anyway, Mayr Malool defended the sheriff by saying that the sheriff was busy trying to catch a cop killer. This is an absolute untruth. I was in Highlands County when that tragedy took place. There was no manhunt going on on the day I was supposed to see the sheriff. I don't know Mayr Malool but I do know that when an officer has four or five illegals stopped at 3 a.m. and they are saying "Jump him-her, grab him-her or grab his-her gun, and the officer doesn't understand these alert words, it is dangerous. ...more

October 18, 2008

Melissa Green's mother spoke Spanish, but she never learned - her father forbade it. Today, that's a frequent problem in this city where the English-speaking population is outnumbered. ...more

July 5, 2008

A father seeks forgiveness for what so many men regret, missing key moments in his children's lives because he was too busy, too far away. ...more

June 16, 2008

Information sessions, media and word of mouth are just some of the ways the Tampa Bay area's Spanish- and other non-English-speaking residents will receive information during this hurricane season. ...more

June 1, 2008

MIAMI - Melissa Green's mother spoke Spanish, but she never learned - her father forbid it. Today, that's a frequent problem in this city where the English-speaking population is outnumbered. ...more

May 29, 2008

Information sessions, media and word of mouth are just some of the ways the Tampa Bay area's Spanish and other non-English speaking residents will receive information during this hurricane season. ...more

May 23, 2008