Editorial: City of Tampa should tread carefully while investigating...
The city of Tampa should tread carefully as it considers new disciplinary charges against firefighter Tanja Vidovic, who lost and then regained her job at Tampa Fire Rescue after winning a federal...
View ArticleSunday Conversation: Amalie Arena's Kevin Preast tells Tampa Bay's story
Kevin Preast tells the story of Tampa Bay every day. • As the Amalie Arena senior vice president of event management, Preast not only holds the responsibility of booking live events at the home of the...
View ArticleMedard Park remains peaceful, perfect place despite Irma impact
PLANT CITY- Mike Cassell loves his job as manager of Edward Medard Park and Reservoir, a 1,284-acre site in eastern Hillsborough County he characterizes as a haven for nature lovers eager to escape the...
View ArticleHooper: One man's love letter touches hearts
Like most journalists, I receive a fair share of email from readers.Some of the correspondence contains compliments or constructive criticism. Some of the missives come with missiles so vile I can't...
View ArticleSenate veteran Tom Lee faces challenge from two mothers focused on family issues
Two newcomers to politics, both African-American women and mothers with family concerns near the top of their political agendas, are vying to run against one of the Tampa Bay area's best-known...
View ArticleDaniel Ruth: Did wronged female firefighter assume Tampa Fire would change...
Let's be honest. The latest travails of the much beleaguered Tampa firefighter Tanja Vidovic are largely of her own making. Cruel, perhaps. But true.You might recall it was Vidovic who waged a long,...
View ArticleJesuit High opens new Chapel of the Holy Cross, a 'sermon in brick and stone'
TAMPA - For more than two years, students, faculty and staff have watched workers turn bricks and columns into a soaring architectural work at the center of Jesuit High School's 40-acre Tampa campus.On...
View ArticleJoe Henderson: School is starting, so it's time for sweaty finger-pointing...
It happens every August.Schools reopen in Hillsborough County, buildings fill up, and before long we start hearing about air-conditioning breakdowns and sauna-like classrooms.Then we cut to the people...
View ArticleUSF celebrates preeminence with newly designed license plate
The University of South Florida unveiled their new license plate design and is currently available to drivers. The design was last updated 15 years ago.Drivers wanting to support USF will immediately...
View ArticleHoward Altman: Homeless veteran finally agrees to leave the woods behind
Thomas "T-Man" Brown called me up Wednesday afternoon with news that came as a welcome surprise.A former Army staff sergeant who works with Tampa Crossroads helping homeless veterans, Brown was...
View ArticleHooper: Positive Coaching Alliance guides kids by digging into the 'ROOTS'
Jennifer arrived at Northdale Recreation Center this summer full of the kind of energy that led her to get into trouble.Counselors, however, found a solution thanks to the Positive Coaching Alliance....
View ArticleEditorial: Politics aside, arguments are clear for moving appellate court to...
It's time to re-establish a permanent home for the state appeals court that serves the Tampa Bay region.It makes sense to put it in Tampa, the same as it made sense 30 years ago when the court's...
View ArticleTampa chamber to host political hob nob
The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce will hosts its 2018 Political Hob Nob event from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 14 at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S Franklin St.The chamber holds the event every...
View ArticleHillsborough County Sheriff deputies meet residents for coffee
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will stage Coffee with a Cop from 8-9:30 a.m. on Friday (Aug. 17) at Moreno Bakery, 737 W Brandon Blvd. Attendees can join neighbors and other residents to meet...
View ArticleHooper: Time to push the envelope in effort to build Rays stadium in Ybor
The Rays started employing a strategy of using relievers to start games when they sent Sergio Romo to the mound to face the Los Angeles Angels earlier this season. Through criticism and occasional...
View ArticleEpilogue: In the animal rescue community, Lithia woman the 'Statue of Liberty'
LITHIA - People in the dog rescue community share a passion about saving furry folks from a life too short or an existence of abandonment or despair.They also are known for banding together to make...
View ArticleSELF Program delivers low-income home-improvement loans in Pinellas,...
Kathy Sizemore, 65, and her husband had just replaced the leaky roof on their two bedroom, two-bathroom home in North St. Petersburg.A few months later, Hurricane Irma struck, and their refrigerator...
View ArticleTemple Terrace dairyman turns campaign manager for milk
TEMPLE TERRACELongtime Hillsborough County dairyman Dale McClellan has embarked on the campaign trail this election season, stumping for cows over plants.McClellan wants folks to vote for cow milk over...
View ArticleErnest Hooper: Goody Goody stars in latest documentary by Tampa's video...
I don't know if she can outrace a giant boulder, navigate perilous pitfalls to capture a hidden idol or beat back Nazi soldiers intent on evil. I'm not even sure if she can deftly handle a whip, or fit...
View ArticleDaniel Ruth: Angry words, Facebook and a handgun add up to a recipe for violence
Today's lesson will address: How to make an imbecile cocktail. Ingredients: One part Facebook. One part firearm. And one heaping dash of stupid. Mix well. Serve. Call your lawyer.It might well be a...
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