UNIVERSITY AREA Longtime University Community Hospital employee Gene Long describes his four-decade career as one that, since day one, has kept him in a "fast-forward to 40" mode. ...more

July 22, 2008

If the parade of Land O' Lakes High seniors seemed to keep coming and coming during Thursday morning's graduation ceremony at the Sun Dome, there was good reason. ...more

June 6, 2008

Jawad Fayiz and Akbar Qayum, both 18, go to college, work in sales for a telecommunications company and recite their Islamic prayers five times a day. ...more

June 5, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - High school seniors will get their reward this week for all those years of classroom time. ...more

June 4, 2008

For some students, graduation is an accomplishment. For others, it is a triumph over circumstance. ...more

June 3, 2008

High school seemed eternal, pointless and boring when Vanessa Trujillo started four years ago. ...more

May 31, 2008

Freedom High's graduation ceremony on Wednesday marked the end of an era for two people who shaped its history: Principal Richard Bartels, who opened the school in 2002, and senior Martin Lohn, who named the building. ...more

May 29, 2008

More than 1,600 high school seniors will graduate from Alonso, Leto and Sickles high schools in ceremonies scheduled for late May and early June. ...more

May 7, 2008

A rotting banana called the Yeast Beast. Saltwater in a freezer. Semiconductors. If you think it's the plotline for the sequel to "Cloverfield," your conclusion is wrong. ...more

February 21, 2008

Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

February 20, 2008