Event aims to promote local blacks in the tech field
TAMPA : James Faison is a self-described tech enthusiast who wants to see more people like himself - young and black - on the city's tech landscape.But finding this tribe can be difficult, even in a...
View ArticleKeystone residents fighting a noisy shooting facility get a small victory
KEYSTONE - Residents who fight to keep Keystone a quiet country place won a small victory last week against a trap shooting club they say has grown too successful - and noisy - for its surroundings....
View ArticleSunday Conversation: Lee Elam, Brandon's longest-serving attorney, soldiers on
In an autobiography speckled with humor and sprinkled throughout with the words, "God shed his grace on me," 79-year-old Brandon Attorney B. Lee Elam expounds upon his life well lived both...
View ArticleSheriff hears top Carrollwood concerns at forum: Traffic, loitering, school...
CARROLLWOOD - Residents of Carrollwood Village shared concerns about traffic, safety and loitering when they met with Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister in an open forum last week.The audience...
View ArticleMedical pot dispensary opens in Apollo Beach, first of 25 planned by Sarasota...
APOLLO BEACH - Three years ago, doctors gave Valerie Hilton of Seffner the grim news: She had stage four liver disease.Treatment, which included a number of pills, began immediately. A firm believer in...
View ArticleHops from Florida? Tampa-area brewers hope to cash in on UF research in Balm
BALM - It was only a little more than 40 years ago that University of Florida professors perfected an early-ripening blueberry that could adapt to the state's sub-tropical climate.Now, decades after...
View ArticleJoe Henderson: 'Brandon Broads' reunited with Syrian friend who survived Saddam
About 45 years ago, a dynamic graduate student from the University of South Florida began teaching physical education at Brandon Academy.Tiras Odisho Anwaya made a positive impression on just about...
View ArticleKidsPark looks to solve sitter problems in Oldsmar
As the working mother of three young children, Georgeann Hull knows firsthand how challenging it can be to find childcare."We had three situations in a row where our evening weekend sitter cancelled on...
View ArticleToast to pop up a new location in Citrus Park
CITRUS PARK - Husband and wife Stefano and Gina Mouratos have been serving breakfast and lunch for seven years to their loyal customers at Toast, their restaurant in New Port Richey. Next month, they...
View ArticleEpilogue: Sylvia Carley guided colleagues with a loving hand
TAMPA - Longtime Hillsborough Community College administrator Sylvia Marion Carley always found time for family, the community, or the next generation of educators - what she called "My Colleagues." It...
View ArticleHoward Altman: Three Tampa firms win rights to bid on $2.4 billion Army contract
In a move that could mean more high-paying defense contracting jobs for the Tampa area, three local firms have been awarded the rights to bid on work through a $2.4 billion Army contract.Calhoun...
View ArticleFeeding Tampa Bay, BJs partner to expand reach of summer program
Feeding Tampa Bay has expanded its Hunger-Free Summer Mobile Pantry Program to 114 thanks to a $50,000 donation from the foundation of BJ's Wholesale Club.The donation will help the food bank to reach...
View ArticleEditorial: Price is low, selection is high, so now's the time to act on that...
Some of the biggest challenges facing Hillsborough County can seem so divisive or costly they might be with us forever, like modernizing transportation and ending the scourge of opioid addiction.But...
View ArticleErnest Hooper: Bay Area Legal Services seeks 'Collective' effort from the...
The happy hour crowd buzzed with chatter. Amid the ambience of Ybor City's Bad Monkey, they nibbled and networked last week, sharing stories about love and life, dreams and drama, career aspirations...
View ArticleArts2Action, The Bunker team to give veterans 'Open Mic Night'
YBOR CITY - With umbrellas piled in the corner as you walked into The Bunker, welcoming vibes mixed with the sweet aroma of coffee, hints of just-baked muffins and cookies, and a few kind hellos from...
View ArticleSunday Conversation: Charleene Closshey
Homegrown married high tech at the premiere of No Postage Necessary on June 28 at the Tampa Theatre. • Plant City actor/composer/producer Charleene Closshey found herself surrounded by scores of...
View ArticleTampa chamber's minority business program accelerates into second year
TAMPA - A year ago, Carolyn Lawson was paying a business coach $25,000 to advise her on the best practices to grow her marketing firm, Chameleon Custom Solutions. The results she yielded proved ho-hum,...
View ArticleFamily Ministries of Florida sharpens its foster care focus in Seffner
SEFFNER - Charlea, 17, took on the role of an adult when she lived at home due to the frequent absence of her mom.She lacked the one emotion children crave the most, love. Her desire for that adoration...
View ArticleGreat Jones helps Tampa clients manage their rental homes via smart phone or...
TAMPA - It's a common approach: Someone working in a moribund industry like news, transportation or hotels decides to shake things up with technology. This time, it's rental property management and the...
View ArticleRetired Temple Terrace arborist warns that signature oaks are dangerous and...
TEMPLE TERRACE - Former city arborist Dana Carver said that whenever he asked people why they moved to Temple Terrace, they would often talk about the arching canopies of old oaks."It's what we're...
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