Guest column: Why you can trust the election process in Hillsborough County
I used to hear people say they didn't vote because their vote doesn't count, that a single vote doesn't really matter. But after years in the national spotlight as the swing county in a swing state,...
View ArticleFood truck operated by adults with autism is ready to roll in Tampa
Artistas Cafe has gone mobile.After spending seven years inside the Mercedes Benz dealership on North Dale Mabry Highway, the coffeehouse that employs only autistic adults has hit the road and moved...
View ArticleAfter accident, a son and a family begin long road to recovery
My son has never been ordinary. But following a horrifying July 8 accident that left him with severe neck and back injuries, our life can be described only one way. Extraordinary. Gut-wrenching and...
View ArticleTeaching positions filling up as semester nears at under-performing...
TAMPA - Unfilled teaching positions at up to 50 low-performing schools were dismissed as a minor problem Thursday during an advisory group discussion of ways to improve grades at these schools. One...
View ArticleHoward Altman: Email from Gen. Votel reveals scope of chemical attacks in Mosul
Syria isn't the only modern battlefield to feel the sting of chemical weapons attacks.They frequently took place in Iraq as well, as a recently released cache of emails shows.In late June 2017, the...
View ArticleEpilogue: Former Tampa Catholic coach and AD ingrained himself in school
TAMPA - Riding a bus through the night, somewhere in the area or across the state, the phone held by Tampa Catholic basketball coach Don Dziagwa would ring.The name appeared on the screen: Nick...
View ArticleKick off the school year with bash
A Back to School Bash runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 4 at Raymond James Stadium, 4201 N Dale Mabry Highway. The Bullard Family Foundation and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have partnered together to...
View ArticleThe Village Players open new show 'Moon Over Buffalo'
The Village Players will host their dinner theater premier of Moon Over Buffalo 8 p.m. on Friday (Aug. 3) at the James McCabe Theater, 506 5th St. Doors open at 7 p.m. for dinner guests.The hilarious...
View ArticleCABA celebrates annual dinner aboard the Yacht StarShip
Carrollwood Area Business Association's Barbara Sekely took over the helm of the business organization last week as its incoming president during CABA's annual dinner aboard the Yacht StarShip.Sekely,...
View ArticleSkills Center preps for Tampa Bay Youth Sports Expo
The Skills Center presents its annual one-day community event, The Tampa Bay Youth Sports Expo, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday (August 4) at its facility, 300 E Sligh Ave, Building G.The Skills Center...
View ArticleNew Tampa Players salute founder with production of 'Annie'
The New Tampa Players close out their 2017-18 season on Friday with a play dedicated to Doug Wall, the late co-founder of the community theater organization.The Doug Wall Awards also will be...
View ArticleDaniel Ruth: Well, at least you can count on Jameis Winston not to take a knee
At last, my favorite time of year has arrived - the start of football season. Oh, happy, happy, joy, joy.Don't get me wrong. I really don't give a rat's patootie about the National Football League and...
View ArticleFour so far have entered race for three seats on Temple Terrace City Council
TEMPLE TERRACE - So far, four well-known local residents have announced their intention to run Nov. 6 for the three seats up for election on the City Council.Current council members David Pogorilich...
View ArticleNextdoor honors TPD spokesperson
TAMPA - Fourteen years ago when Janelle McGregor started her career with the Tampa Police Department, she never thought she would need to check social media to seek information about crime or other...
View ArticleWrestling's Uso brothers delight fans at a promotional appearance
TAMPA - When employees showed up for work at Cricket Wireless Store on Dale Mabry Highway at 5 a.m. Tuesday, wrestling fans already were lining up outside.By the time the former WWE SmackDown Tag Team...
View ArticleDetail Garage opens second location near USF
TAMPA - Detail Garage proprietors Daniel Simeonov and Encho Enev celebrated the opening of their second store in Tampa on July 28.Simeonov and Enev opened their first Detail Garage franchise in...
View ArticleCrystal Ballroom comes to North Tampa
The Tampa Bay area is a popular destination for weddings, and the Crystal Ballroom North Tampa has hosted couples from as far away as California and Australia.Billing itself as a premier event venue,...
View ArticleJoe Henderson: Stand-your-ground shooting shows how anger, entitlement...
I have this recurring thought about the death of Markeis McGlockton, who was shot and killed after an argument over a parking space spiraled out of control.But it isn't about the controversial "Stand...
View ArticleHoward Altman: Stageworks schedules play about female veteran with PTSD
An award-winning play about a female veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder is coming to Tampa.The producers are getting a lot of help from people here who work closely with veterans in...
View ArticleLatest theory as Ybor chickens vanish: killing and kidnapping at hands of humans
TAMPA - In the past few months, as dozens of Ybor City's iconic roaming chickens have vanished, the population has plunged from an estimated 89 to just 29 today. Hawks are the likely culprit, the Tampa...
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