MADD vigil highlights groups push for stiffer DUI penalties
TEMPLE TERRACE - Kim and Doug Marler described their daughter, Alexandria Jordan "Ally" as free-spirited, funny and fun."When she walked into a room her smile would light up the entire room," said Kim...
View ArticleGold Shield Foundation honors Bondi
TAMPA - Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi was honored by the Gold Shield Foundation, which assists families of first responders killed in the line of duty.At a luncheon Thursday, Bondi received the...
View ArticleTemple Terrace hires a new city attorney
TEMPLE TERRACE - A former St. Petersburg senior assistant city attorney with 23 years of experience in that job was sworn in last week as the new city attorney for Temple Terrace.Pamela Cichon, who...
View ArticlePanel delivers messages about 'Women in America' today
Lawyer Melba Pearson was just weeks into her new role with the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office when she encountered her first instance of work-related sexual harassment.One day after class, Pearson...
View ArticleMom who gets help at a food bank wants therapy for her son
Carol Piller noticed the stares and heard the whispers from others in line for food aid. She was dressed nicely and had on her jewelry, and she knew the scornful question on their minds: What are you...
View ArticleRuskin artist to help poor kids build bikes reflecting their personalities
RUSKIN - Art meets transportation for a good cause in an after-school program where two dozen kids will create bicycles guaranteed to turn heads. The vision comes from Ruskin artist Michael Parker, who...
View ArticleDaniel Ruth: Buckhorn stood with good ol' boys as firefighter proved city...
They tried to shut her up. They tried to make her go away. They made her life miserable. Yet Tanja Vidovic - persisted. Long before most people had ever heard of the knuckle-dragging sexually harassing...
View ArticleJoe Henderson: Recent cold snap brings to mind the Big Chill of Christmas '89
You know that little snap of frigid - OK, chilly - weather we just had? In Florida, we call that winter, a season we typically measure in hours.If it's really savage, the thermometer might not rise...
View ArticleWilliam March: AG candidate Ashley Moody called 'liberal;' bill takes Orlando...
Ideological divides in Florida's Republican attorney general primary race are producing some early negative campaigning, with a strong Tampa Bay area flavor.State Rep. Jay Fant, R-Jacksonville, one of...
View ArticleBalloonaPalooza comes to Florida State Fairgrounds
The BalloonaPalooza Tour Winter Spectacular tour makes its last stop in Tampa from 4-11 p.m on Friday (Dec 15), Saturday (Dec. 16) and Sunday (Dec 17) at the Florida State Fairgrounds, 4800 US 301....
View ArticleJewish young adults to gather for 'The Vodka Latke'
The Vodka Latke, Tampa's annual Dec. 24 gathering for Jewish singles and young couples, will take place downtown this year at popular nightspot the Franklin Manor.The event, open to people in their...
View ArticleOlympian Jackie Joyner Kersee keynotes Boys-&-Girls Club fundraising...
TAMPA - When Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner Kersee was a child, she was invited to play on basketball teams at the Boys Club in East St. Louis, Ill. It was before the national organization became...
View ArticleHCSO continues homeless outreach efforts
BRANDON - A cool crisp breeze swept through the morning grounds of the New Hope Methodist Church as individuals stood in line wearing sweatshirts, jeans and other warm attire as they waited to receive...
View ArticleRegions Bank invests in AHN senior to spread 'Sparkle Power'
TAMPA - Academy of Holy Names senior Caitlin Shannon stood in a dimly-lit part of the dugout club at Steinbrenner Field on Dec. 8, hidden from the main conference area.She held the handle of a red...
View ArticleEditorial: MOSI faces a clean slate and should give everyone a piece of chalk
For three years, the only news about finances at Tampa's Museum of Science and Industry was bad news: "Struggling MOSI asks Hillsborough County for 3 billion remake of the channel district that...
View ArticleTraffic grew heavy, and so did contractions, so Plant City mom delivers in car
BRANDON - Christine Stallworth had experienced false labor before so she decided to ignore the contractions she was feeling Thursday as she and her husband Clifford drove their two boys from home in...
View ArticleAfter tragedy, family just wants prayer and awareness for the holidays
WIMAUMAJonathan Black's ever-present smile continues to shine, even through a persistent pain racking his body. Black, a 40-year-old detention corporal for Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office,...
View Article'Bucified Bert' turns fanaticism into meaningful message
TAMPA - Fans attending Monday night's game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons will undoubtedly spot an unforgettable character roaming the Raymond James Stadium stands.He'll be the...
View ArticleTerrace Community Middle School seeks alumni for celebration
Terrace Community Middle School, an award-winning charter school in Thonotosassa, is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2018, and the staff is trying to locate alumni, former parents, teachers and...
View ArticleEdible architecture highlights Seminole Heights celebration
SEMINOLE HEIGHTS - Residents of Seminole Heights had many reasons to throw a festive holiday party after enduring two months of fear and anxiety while police officers searched for a serial killer...
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