Gannon University's Ruskin growth includes $21 million addition
RUSKIN - Gannon University is experiencing some serious growing pains and as a result, SouthShore is going to see a big change in the landscape. When it opened its doors in 2015 as a satellite campus...
View ArticleRuskin Tomato Festival readies for fun while retaining outside tomatoes
RUSKIN - The Ruskin Community Development Foundation plans an even bigger and better Ruskin Tomato Festival this year even though this year's local tomato crop is significantly smaller than it has been...
View ArticleDaniel Ruth: Buckhorn is acting like a candidate for lieutenant governor
Do you ever get the feeling Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn goes to sleep every night fully attired in a business suit, tie perfectly knotted, pocket square perfectly folded, wing-tips perfectly shined?You...
View ArticleNature's Classroom welcomes public for open house, Kendall the bear's birthday
THONOTOSASSA - Nature's Classroom, providing hands-on environmental education to sixth-grade students in Hillsborough County, opens its gates to the public for an open house one day each year.This...
View ArticleJoe Henderson: Boycott Starbucks? Take a deep breath, folks
A couple of weeks ago I received a call from someone doing job-related background checks on a friend of mine. He wanted to meet face-to-face, so we did what many other people do in that situation.We...
View ArticleHoward Altman: Tampa company analyzed strike on Syrian facilities
After President Donald Trump announced the U.S., France and England had carried out attacks on three Syrian chemical weapons centers, a Tampa company began its own analysis of the bomb damage.The...
View ArticleEditorial: When they visit Nature's Classroom, kids are right where they belong
The Hillsborough school district planted a fruitful seed with the opening of Nature's Classroom five decades ago on the cypress-lined banks of the Hillsborough River northeast of Tampa. • The lessons...
View ArticleBrandon's newest assisted living facility prepares for grand opening
BRANDON - A new 13.99-6.99 - 20 combo that includes a pair each of dinners, side salads and adult beverages. Look for Krueger's beer and ales to join the menu soon as well.Visit on May 6 for a Pawsome...
View ArticleAmy Scherzer's Diary: Weekly Wrap-Up of the Tampa Social Scene
Magnolia Ball Moffitt Cancer Center and its most generous supporters went surfin' for a cure with a private Beach Boys concert at the 25th annual Magnolia Ball. Co-chairs Pam and Les Muma chose one of...
View ArticleGoodwill to open second store in greater Brandon
Times staffThe greater Brandon area will celebrate the grand opening of its second Goodwill store beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday (April 28) at 1407 U.S. 301. The new store will add another 12,000...
View ArticleBoy Scouts to honor local leaders at Temple Terrace event
Two Scout leaders with more than 30 years of community service each to the Boy Scouts of America will be honored at a breakfast on Thursday (April 26) at the Temple Terrace Country Club.Dorothy...
View ArticleDynasty bids farewell to Tampa with one last show
Local hip-hop artist Dynasty is on her way to Hollywood, but before she goes she will grace Tampa with one more performance.Originally from New York, Diana "Dynasty" Hardy came to Tampa in 2004 and...
View ArticleCouncil debates the duration of elected officials' terms
TEMPLE TERRACE - Should an elected official be allowed to remain in office continuously?That was the debate last week as the Temple Terrace City Council went over suggested changes to the city charter...
View ArticleHooper: A tribute to my Godby High School instructors
Every time I see an algebraic formula, Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Landreth and Mrs. McBee flash through my mind.If you say history, I say Mr. Groot and Mrs. Melton. If you say civics, I say Mrs. Jennings and...
View ArticleSunday Conversation: Attorney Leigh Fletcher lets passion for community guide...
Attorney Leigh Fletcher split her childhood between Columbus, Ga., and Florida's St. George Island, developing a love for the ocean. She's a diver, she loves coral, but she never imagined she would end...
View ArticleTampa, Brandon 4-year-olds earn starring roles in Waitress at the Straz
TAMPATwo little girls, strangers to each other just a month ago and now best friends, will become authentic stars this week as they perform in the Broadway musical hit, Waitress, at the Straz Center's...
View ArticleThere's a five-year waiting list at the New Tampa rec center. That's changing
For years, frustration mounted in New Tampa. As the population boomed, some residents say, services lagged.One sore point was the long waiting list for gymnastic and dance programs at the New Tampa...
View ArticleUSF great Charlie Bradley to lace them up for charity basketball game
TAMPA - In basketball, players utilize moves to help win the game.Why not apply those same skills to help youth win at life?That's the goal John "Coach J" Johnson had in mind when he created "Charlie...
View ArticleDaniel Ruth: Gridlock or not, way will be paved for new homes in New Tampa
Oh what a difference four decades makes.When I first arrived in Tampa in 1973, the city was a vastly different place. For example, there where actual stores in downtown where you could buy stuff that...
View ArticleSeniors support 'grandchildren' with gun-control rally in Sun City Center
SUN CITY CENTER - Millions of women marched on Washington. Thousands of teenagers rallied in Tallahassee and Tampa Bay.And in Sun City Center, nearly 150 seniors held a demonstration for gun control on...
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