Head on down to the basement in Wesley Chapel for an for 80s vibe
Having a basement in your house might seem like a foreign concept to native Floridians who grew up instead with backyard swimming pools, but people from other parts of the country know the special...
View ArticleOldsmar ice cream shop opens right in time for summer
Ice Cream Theory, a new ice cream shop in Oldsmar, offers cool and tasty treats to help beat the summer heat."We wanted it to be fun," said co-owner Jessica Weintraub. "We wanted it to be a place for...
View ArticleGries, keynote speakers honor local seniors at scholarship dinner
TAMPA - Guest speakers U.S. Marine Sgt. Rob Jones (Ret.) and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Susana Matta Valdivieso earned respect, admiration and standing ovations from athlete-scholars,...
View ArticleSunday Conversation: Zoo Tampa's Joseph A. Couceiro looks to engage, entertain
When Joseph A. Couceiro joined Busch Entertainment Corp. in the early 1990s, his first office was his living room. e_SPar At the time, Couceiro - now president and chief executive operator of ZooTampa...
View ArticleMore parking for the Straz Center? So far, the proposal is getting little...
TAMPA - Parking has been a problem at the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts since downtown began to emerge from the recession nearly a decade ago.The crunch looks likely to continue.A...
View ArticleUnique bond helps carry Robinson, Alonso girls to state flag football titles
Editor's note: Robinson High junior Macy McClintock, a member of the school's championship flag football program, shares her thoughts about the Knights' third consecutive state title and the bond it...
View ArticleParents score victory in effort to make travel safer for Westchase students
TAMPA - Hillsborough County school leaders call it courtesy busing, but to Lauren Hawkins it's more a matter of life and death.More students living close to their schools in the Westchase community...
View ArticleHooper: SEL lends a solution to the increasingly toxic world of kids
An incident recently arose between students at Jesuit High School and Academy of the Holy Names that involved allegations of cyberbullying, homophobia, misogyny and assault.It only involved a fraction...
View ArticleDaniel Ruth: For her next job, Pam Bondi seems likely to seek the limelight
Decisions, decisions.What will Pammy do? A breathless body politic sits on pins and needles.As she enters her final months in office as Florida's attorney general, speculation has ebbed and flowed over...
View ArticleWords of wisdom from Class of 2018 on how school shootings have transformed them
TAMPA - The pain of the Parkland shootings Feb. 14 was fresh on the minds of Hillsborough County's graduating seniors when about 300 of them received an assignment. Write a 250-word essay on how...
View ArticleEast Lake senior guides aspiring young women with 'Career Cafe'
Girl Scout Troupe 1024 marked the beginning of Anne Bauer's journey. From kindergarten to high school senior, she participated in tons of activities and made childhood friendships. As she prepares to...
View ArticleJoe Henderson: With chaos the norm on Interstate 4, back roads are looking...
In the past couple of months, I have had to travel about 25 miles from the bucolic burg of Brandon to Lakeland several times.I take Interstate 4 because it is the most direct route.I may have to...
View ArticleBar builder finds solid success in Tampa
TAMPA - Ever since he was a little boy, Chris Davenport loved to build things with Legos and erector sets. As he grew older, he spent time working with his dad, a carpenter, and then took welding...
View ArticleTutor looks to empower athletes in Wesley Chapel
Rashay Hudson operates a tutoring business in Wesley Chapel, and NaDorian Hudson has played basketball his entire life, including in college and the ABA. Now, the husband and wife duo are combining...
View ArticleEditorial: Filling Rocky Point lagoon to build townhomes is an empty-headed idea
One of the worst ideas in a long time in the field of urban planning received a blessing this month when the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission approved a land-use change for a project...
View ArticleTGH helps nurses focus on new human trafficking requirements
TAMPA - She was molested beginning at the age of 9 and ran away from home at age 15 only to be abducted, chained in an attic, and forced into the sex trade for more than a year.Now more than 40 years...
View ArticleHabitat prepares to open 'ReStore' in Brandon
BRANDON - Attention area shoppers: A new home improvement store is coming to town.It will be stocked with a multitude of household essentials and enhancements, but don't expect it to resemble any of...
View ArticleTemple Terrace teacher ties the knot with prize-winning wedding
Kaylan Figueroa, a 5th grade teacher at Riverhills Elementary Magnet School in Temple Terrace, won a $20,000 "Teacher Appreciation Dream Wedding Giveaway'' this year and got married earlier this month...
View ArticleSpecial Ramadan dinner brings together diverse faiths in Tampa
Rainy weather didn't faze the more than 200 people of diverse faiths who gathered at the Tampa Garden Club May 20 to share a meal of special significance, known as iftar.May 16 marked the beginning of...
View ArticleAmy Scherzer's Diary: Weekly Wrap-Up of the Tampa Social Scene
Tampa General Hospital Foundation GalaCo-chairmen Dr. Tom Bernasek and Tammy King and Joe and Laura Williams and honorary co-chairs Gene and Patsy McNichols, even the Bay Kings Band and DJ Kitty,...
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