Daniel Ruth: In stadium quest, taxpayer funds should benefit taxpayers
Well slap me silly and call me Sally! This is, uh, awkward. I have found myself in the unusual position of being in complete and utter agreement with the ultra conservative, deep-pocketed Koch...
View ArticleJoe Henderson: Smokescreens aside, the issue is gun violence
Adults are supposed to have the monopoly on wisdom about the important things in life. At least that's what we tell younger people when they ask questions like, "How can I go to school without being...
View ArticleInternational commandos to show off capabilities in Tampa again in May
Be afraid Mayor Buckhorn.Be very afraid.The bad guys might be after you again.You know the ones. They show up every other year in Tampa and capture you, only to see you rescued by a cadre of...
View ArticleFulfill Your Destiny's annual tea serves up inspiration, charitable giving
CARROLLWOOD - Clemmie Perry was among the 100 women who gathered recently to raise money for a nonprofit that helps persons whose careers have been altered by injury or other unforeseen...
View ArticleFor this Loyola Rambler, the clock may never strike midnight
CHICAGOI raced to the campus bookstore, grabbed the last gray, three-quarter sleeved, over-sized T-shirt that read "Loyola" in fancy gold lettering and snatched a maroon and gold scarf hanging from the...
View ArticleAmy Scherzer's Diary: Weekly Wrap-Up of the Tampa Social Scene
DeBartolo Family Foundation15th All Star Charity Gala San Francisco 49er legend Jerry Rice asked Latisha Pelayo to marry him; Cleveland Brown icon Jim Brown sat across from founding member of the...
View ArticleEast Bay High students connect with Bronx kids during 'math mission trip'
GIBSONTON - East Bay High School math teacher Taina Cote knows what it's like to claw and fight her way toward a good education through some of the most trying of circumstances.A self-described inner...
View ArticleWhen Passover, Good Friday coincide, it lends meaning to both faiths
This year and for the third time this century, the Jewish celebration of Passover and the Christian holiday Good Friday fall on the same calendar day.The two previously coincided in 2012 and...
View ArticleFrom Tampa Bay to the Big Apple: Lumina Youth Choirs to perform at Carnegie Hall
TAMPA - Many students in the Lumina Youth Choirs have never traveled to New York City. They've never climbed the Statue of Liberty, paid their respects at the Sept. 11 Memorial or sat in a Broadway...
View ArticleYankees celebrate HOPE week with grant to Computer Mentors
The New York Yankees recently celebrated its upcoming HOPE Week (Helping Others Persevere-&-Excel) with a special pregame event during Spring Training.HOPE Week is an unique week-long community...
View ArticleTiE Tampa Bay to bring together, entrepreneurs, mentors for annual conference
TAMPA - TiE Tampa Bay, a nonprofit that looks to promote the next generation of entrepreneurship and grow businesses, will hold its annual conference from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday (March 31) at the...
View ArticleHART considers new routes for New Tampa
NEW TAMPA - A public hearing was held by the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association and the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) Wednesday night at the New Tampa Regional Library...
View ArticleVillage Players present Agatha Christie mystery
The Village Players host their opening night dinner theater production of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None at 8 p.m. on Friday (April 6) at the James McCabe Theater, 506 5th St. In Valrico....
View ArticleFesta Italiana returns to Ybor City
The 21st annual Festa Italiana returns this week.The celebration kicks off at 6 p.m. on Thursday (April 5) with a wine tasting of more than 70 Italian wines at the Italian Club, 1731 E 7th Ave.It...
View ArticleCounty looks to address Wimauma's critical needs with special showcase
WIMAUMA - With one of the most diverse populations in all of Hillsborough County, Wimauma continues its transition from a rural agricultural hub to a place for new subdivisions.Depending on the area...
View ArticleUniting for a shared dream
As I drove through St. Petersburg on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, leisurely running errands, a throng of people intently walking towards downtown crossed my path.¶I wondered why there were so many...
View ArticleCarrollwood salon owner celebrates 30 years of living the 'American Dream'
CARROLLWOOD - When Inge Handing was 21 years old, she and a friend decided on a whim to move from Austria to Tampa.Handing had an aunt who lived in the area, but she didn't have a job or much money."My...
View ArticleSunday Conversation: Ann and Michael Doyle create charitable 'love stories'...
TAMPASomewhere in the middle of his multiple cancer battles - between doctors diagnosing him with in-stage renal failure, the removal of diseased organs and a kidney transplant - Michael Doyle...
View ArticleCity rejects bike lanes on Bay to Bay, suggesting neighborhood streets instead
TAMPA - Work will begin this summer to rebuild a busy, mile-long stretch of Bay to Bay Boulevard, but without the bicycle lanes that the city of Tampa appeared to be leaning toward.Instead, the city...
View ArticleBrian McEwen, whose wit and charm aided child-abuse prevention, dead at 65
TAMPA - Friends say Brian McEwen used his winning personality to enlist an army of supporters in the effort to prevent child abuse. "He was so smart and quick-witted and articulate,'' said Liz Kennedy,...
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