Honor student highlights HCC's annual fundraiser
TAMPA - At 9-years old, Arletis Alfonso's life was uprooted. She embraced her family and friends in tearful goodbyes and left Cuba for the United States with her mother, father and older sister."Back...
View ArticleHooper: A message goes viral on behalf of kids
Local public relations practitioner Carolynn Smith prides herself on working behind the scenes for her clients. Even with a 6-foot-2 frame, the former NCAA basketball player blends into the scene.She...
View ArticleNew Tampa Players lose their founder
NEW TAMPA - Doug Wall devoted the last 20 years of his life to a cultural center in New Tampa - one that supporters say will be a reality in the next three years.His dream of being a Broadway...
View ArticleSunday Conversation: Trace Kingham thrives as event planner after overcoming...
The Fairbanks High class of 1984 graduated 67 students, including a tall, lonely boy who loved cheerleading. Since the entire population of Unionville Center, Ohio barely reached 200, it's not hard to...
View ArticleHoliday Hopes: Maria evacuees search for a little help after landing in Tampa
The concrete house in the Puerto Rican countryside town of Arecibo had been in Sheila Reyes' family for generations; the stately old tree in the yard had weathered so many storms. It took the wrath of...
View ArticleFormer South Korea ambassador heads panel on North Korea-U.S. relations
TAMPA - Are the United States and North Korea headed for war? That's the topic of a conversation featuring Christopher Robert Hill, former ambassador to South Korea, that's set for 6 p.m. Wednesday...
View Article'Underdog' status continues to drive former Bucs safety
TAMPA - Call Tony Covington an underdog.No really, please do.Underdogs, by definition, are the expected losers of a situation.But Covington, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety, says he embraces a...
View ArticleHigh school students help hype up holiday display
LUTZ - Students from area high schools are helping keep traditions alive, while learning about working with others.Along the way, they are preparing to share a free Christmas display with hundreds of...
View ArticleHenderson: Leaving your home is very overrated
Our question for this morning: How long can we really survive without leaving our house? Society is driven by the necessity of interacting with other people. The rhythm of life means leaving our homes...
View ArticleAltman: County's Veterans Park to commemorate Pearl Harbor with memorial, new...
Every year, Americans pay homage to those killed on Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.This year, in Hillsborough County, the commemorations will take on additional...
View ArticleWilliam March: Florida Dems seeking options in Senate race against Dana Young
Florida Democrats apparently are seeking an alternative to Bob Buesing to challenge state Sen. Dana Young, R-Tampa, in 2018.Insider talk is that the party considers Young's seat its top Senate priority...
View ArticleTalking subs, ships and the controversial F-35 with the Navy's newest...
TAMPA - James "Hondo" Geurts, a familiar face at MacDill Air Force Base, was sworn in as the Navy's newest assistant secretary last week ."I'll be responsible for acquisition for the Navy and Marine...
View ArticleHenderson: Some basic facts about Hillsborough's teacher pay imbroglio
Hillsborough County's public school teachers are horn-honking, voice-raising, sign-waving, foot-stomping mad, and I can't blame them. They are paying for a problem they didn't create. About one-third...
View ArticleWhitman: Leave your Christmas worries behind
Christmas gives people anxiety, showed a recent poll study conducted by Saint Leo University.Also, most Americans view the holiday as cultural, not religious. And young people consider Black Friday,...
View ArticleAmy Scherzer's Diary: Weekly Wrap-Up of the Tampa Social Scene
Georgette's Holiday Fashion ShowMedia personalities, a giant Christmas tree and Elvis danced down the runway; walking or strutting is absolutely not allowed at Georgette's annual Holiday Fashion Show....
View ArticleGrant from bank charity will build two homes in university area
TAMPA - A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of low-income families living near the University of South Florida has received a grant to build two modular homes that single parents...
View ArticleAccident leads to ADA access change for Temple Terrace man
TEMPLE TERRACE - Tim Myers left his house on a sunny October morning just as he's done for the past nine years - reluctantly driving his electric wheelchair on the main road in his Temple Terrace...
View ArticleUgly sweaters have holiday parties looking pretty
TAMPA - Nicole Connor was looking for the right clothes to wear to a party this weekend when she entered a local business this week."If I'm going to a Christmas party, I am going to wear an ugly...
View ArticleMarch: Todd Marks strongly considering a run against Janet Cruz in District 1
Local Republicans are still looking for another candidate against Democrat Janet Cruz in the county commission District 1 race, and lawyer and business owner Todd Marks is getting serious about the...
View ArticleA home for Elmo and Doc Martin - a Sunday Conversation with WEDU President...
In October, WEDU became one of the first PBS stations in the nation to offer six channels of programming with the addition of new channels PBS KIDS and Create TV. • At the same time, it became a new...
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