Suffolk's 'Smart Lab' brings new technology to construction projects
TAMPA - Along the Hillsborough River, the walls of the new Manor Riverwalk development slowly rise. Seeing it now, bare concrete and hovering cranes, it's hard to connect to the polished, landscaped...
View ArticleSuccessful octogenerian showcases work at Winthrop Arts Festival
RIVERVIEW - Maryanne Freeman spent many years as a military wife and doting mother of three.Never did she imagine she would spend her later years as an award-winning artist in the local circuit. To...
View ArticleTutoring company founders find Tampa has the 'Knack'
TAMPA - University of Florida students Samyr Qureshi and Dennis Hansen always envisioned becoming entrepreneurs.Qureshi, 25, started his own clothing company while still working toward his degree....
View ArticleDid Tampa discriminate against disabled vets? City faces suit over housing...
TAMPA - The city unfairly denied a non-profit serving disabled veterans the use of a Tampa Heights property because it knuckled under to the concerns of neighbors, according to a lawsuit filed in...
View ArticleHyde Park woman brings 19th century collection to UT's Plant Museum
TAMPA - Some little girls get dolls for their birthdays, Kathy Durdin's parents bought her antique chairs and a Louis XVI bed. As a kid in Lakeland, she cut out magazine ads with photographs of gold,...
View ArticleAmy Scherzer's Diary: Weekly Wrap-Up of the Tampa Social Scene
New York Yankees Boys &-Girls Clubs luncheonWhoosh! In bounded 300 New York Yankee fans bearing balls, hats, jerseys, shoes, posters, jerseys and more, most making a beeline for players Aaron...
View ArticleRenaissance festival provides Tampa native with long-sought musical harmony
Editor's note: Musician Marlena Noland shares her thoughts about how she came to love performing at renaissance faires, including Tampa's Bay Area Renaissance Festival.e_SDLqJust another day at the...
View ArticleJoe Henderson: Outsiders should butt out of discussion on a new stadium for Rays
No one knows if a new ball yard will ever be built near Ybor City for the Rays.If it ever happens though, I make this prediction and will stand by it: It won't be anything like the taxpayer giveaway...
View ArticleHoward Altman: Would a 'war council' of veterans groups help fill gaps?
Every day, I get phone calls, emails and social media messages from mostly good-hearted people with worthy, military-themed causes.There are house give-aways and car give-aways. Equine and canine...
View ArticleUniversity Area to celebrate new Arthenia Joyner Library - finally
UNIVERSITY AREA - For more than 20 years, University Area residents have waited for a library in their own neighborhood west of the University of South Florida.Now the Arthenia L. Joyner University...
View ArticleGreater Seder returns with a blend of faith, humor
Laughter.Good food.Sing-a-long fun.The 13th annual Greater Seder, a Tampa Bay tradition offering an alternative to traditional Passover celebrations, promises an entertainment-filled night March 31 at...
View ArticleBelmont Heights Little League celebrates 50th anniversary with 'throwback'...
TAMPAThe Belmont Heights Little League marks its 50th anniversary season this year by celebrating its storied past, which includes two Little League World Series runner-up teams, six first-round draft...
View ArticleWomen of Distinction find joy in helping others
TAMPA - While WFTS-Ch. 28 reporters buzz around the community chronicling the day's most eye-catching stories, veteran journalist Lissette Campos takes a decidedly different approach."When my...
View ArticleTampa Bay's women making impact, for the community and for their fellow women
We highlight March as Women's History Month, an important time to honor the people who have come before us and paved the way for opportunities. It's also a time to remember how our contributions today...
View ArticleLeaders of Hillsborough women's organizations share outlook on mutual support
The leaders of several women's organizations in Tampa Bay offer thoughts on how women can support one another, ways to get involved in their organizations, and ways that men can be allies.There's a...
View ArticleLongtime HCC administrator retires on high note with annual conference
TAMPA - Joan Holmes' office at Hillsborough Community College's administration building on Davis Island is a neat space of bookcases, filing cabinets, and wood-grain furniture.Award plaques hang...
View ArticleTampa's Centre for Women celebrates Waves of Change, waves of help
TAMPA - Clemmie Perry's immersion into the game of golf has gone beyond birdies and bogeys.Perry had never picked up a club when she started playing in 2013, but quickly realized the social aspects of...
View ArticleHillsborough County Women's Hall of Fame welcomes trio of difference makers
TAMPAThe mantra, "If you don't like something, change it," is emblematic of the Hillsborough County Commission on the Status of Women's 2018 Women's Hall of Fame Class: surgeon Sylvia Campbell,...
View ArticleRoad improvements coming but not as fast as growth in south Hillsborough
APOLLO BEACH - The once sleepy southeastern portion of Hillsborough County is sleepy no more and Hillsborough County officials are scrambling to keep up with infrastructure needs.Meanwhile, motorists...
View ArticleCatherine Barja, first woman elected to Tampa City Council, dead at 85
TAMPA - In 1971, Catherine Barja became the first woman to win a seat on the Tampa City Council, helping pave the way for strong women leaders in Hillsborough County politics.Known as a champion of the...
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