Tampa firefighters stage fundraiser to help fellow families
John Schuster courageously fights fires and faces dangerous situations rescuing people from harm for a living. Now the firefighter faces a new fight in his personal life, after his wife, Jackie...
View ArticleCouple brings chiropractic services for all ages to Lutz
LUTZ - Wanting to escape the cold and snow of Calgary, husband and wife doctors Enrico Dolcecore and Christine Hafer moved with their two daughters to sunny Florida last year. With 20 years combined...
View ArticleHyatt Place opens in Wesley Chapel
Hyatt Place Tampa/Wesley Chapel, the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Wesley Chapel and Pasco County, opened in late July. The hotel is just 19 miles from Tampa International Airport and is located near...
View ArticleSheraton Riverwalk adds to Tampa's waterfront options
TAMPA - Clearwater Beach and St. Pete Beach's water-front vistas always attract locals and tourists seeking good food and good drinks.Now Tampa businesses aim to cultivate a stronger waterfront bar...
View ArticleZoning hearing reflects East Hillsborough growth plans, residents' ire
TAMPA - Proposed new housing developments in East Hills-borough's vacant pastures are increasingly raising the ire of long-time residents.A nearly six-hour-long hearing before the county's zoning...
View ArticleJoe Henderson: Would-be high school stars get their first workouts on...
Public high schools in Hillsborough County have as many as 23 sports teams, filled with eager young lads and lasses about to experience the thrill of competition.Competition is good, right? Sports can...
View ArticleHooper: Raising teacher salaries is a moral imperative.
The map of the Tampa Bay region flashed on the television screen with numbers over each county.For a second I thought they indicated the day's temperatures. But no.The numbers represented each school...
View ArticlePutnam brings grass roots tour to Brandon's Moreno Bakery
BRANDON - Adam Putnam aligned himself with President Donald Trump and separated himself from his top opponent in Florida's Aug. 28 Republican primary for governor before 100 business leaders, retirees...
View ArticleTampa Bay paralympic team comes in second in its division
TAMPA - Paralympic Sport Tampa Bay finished second in the nation in its division during last week's National Junior Disability Championships.The six athletes on Paralympic Sport Tampa Bay brought home...
View ArticleStory Marks event to link tattoos to religious inspiration
TAMPA - A butterfly.A flower.The outline of praying hands. Kim Squires wears many tattoos. Each small artwork represents a troubled life chapter.In and out of foster care, Squires got her first ink at...
View ArticleTampa's Haley VA makes point about pain management with acupuncture
TAMPA - Above the war-torn jungles of Vietnam in 1969, U.S. Marine Capt. Bob McHenry piloted a ch-53 Sea Stallion helicopter after completing another dangerous ammunition support mission.When enemy...
View ArticleApollo Beach's Waterset welcomes new chef at The Landing Cafe
The Landing Cafe at Waterset welcomes new manager and chef Joe Gregory. Gregory previously owned a Tampa-based catering company. In the short time since Gregory started, he's added specialty food...
View ArticleUSF's Breaking Barriers program engages veterans in art and photography
Fifteen local veterans are expressing their creativity in a three-part workshop at the University of South Florida called Breaking Barriers, designed to provide community support for local veterans...
View ArticleBank of America surprises Tampa Bay nonprofits with grant money
TAMPA - Aidza Antonio thought she was attending a roundtable about affordable housing with other community leaders.But when the executive director of the Tampa-based Solita's House arrived at Bank of...
View ArticleSt. Peter Claver celebrates 125th anniversary with inclusive congregation
In the early 1960s, Sarah Walker attended her first Mass at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, a historic and then segregated African-American parish in Tampa.Walker, who had recently moved to Florida,...
View ArticleSerious upgrade, from golf carts to Teslas, for riders of free downtown shuttle
TAMPA - Many people who ride the free, app-based shuttle known as the Downtowner are getting a shock this month when their driver pulls up.Since it launched two years ago, the service has relied on a...
View ArticleDaniel Ruth: George Sheldon was a reliable friend to Florida's most...
An unkind description of George Sheldon, who died a few days ago at 71, was that he ran the risk of becoming a Florida version of Minnesotan Harold Stassen, who unsuccessfully ran for president nine...
View ArticleErnest Hooper: Gillum's win may be payback for put-down of progressives in...
Andrew Gillum's victory in the Democratic primary stunned some, but not those who bought into Gillum's message and vision early and never swayed.In fact, they may bristle at the description of his win...
View ArticleSmartphone app allows laundry mat patrons in Carrollwood to forgo coins
CARROLLWOOD - Folks tired of lugging around a sack of quarters every time they have to make a trip to the laundry mat have a new option.Washlava, with the help of a new smartphone app, hopes to create...
View ArticleJesuit building drive passes $50M
Jesuit High president Fr. Richard C. Hermes closed the school's "For Greater Glory" capital campaign last week with news that the drive had surpassed $50 million.Hermes made the announcement at...
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