Howard Altman: Carrollwood veteran gets hero's welcome retrieving dog tags...
Nearly 75 years after first coming ashore in France as a young Army soldier, Boris Stern returned this summer to offer thanks to those who helped return his long-lost dog tag.He arrived to a hero's...
View ArticleJoe Henderson: When it comes to Hillsborough's needs, t-a-x is not a...
Florida lawmakers : well, some of them : love to shout to the heavens that this is a low-tax state. If they could rewrite the rules of language to make "tax" a four-letter word, it would be mandatory...
View ArticleReclaim your creative edge at new Teal Plank Workshop in Odessa
When Amber and Josh Marcotte opened Teal Plank Workshop in Brooksville two years ago, Stephanie Adams attended the store's second ever do it yourself workshop.And she immediately got hooked.She...
View ArticleHelios rewards USF Black Leadership Network a $2.1-million grant
When Bell It software company owner Jerry Bell, Integral Energy CEO Anddrikk Frazier and other members founded the University of South Florida Black Leadership Network in 2016, they sought to enhance...
View ArticleEditorial: For Southshore, this could be the start of a beautiful...
For years, Hillsborough County's fast-growing Southshore area was represented in Congress by a man from the other side of Florida whose sprawling district took in all or parts of a dozen largely rural...
View ArticleVolleyball marks Cristo Rey's first foray into sports
TAMPA - Cristo Rey Tampa High School - a third-year institution that offers a Catholic college preparatory education to underserved students - wants the Tampa Bay area to know it's around.Principal...
View ArticleAs Ybor City celebrates the 200th anniversary of namesake's birth, mausoleum...
It is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Vicente Martinez-Ybor. Or is it 199?Throughout the United States, obituaries announcing the Dec. 14, 1896 death of the founder of Ybor City listed his...
View ArticleNonprofit leader looks to create respite for the homeless in Tampa
TAMPA - Plans have been drawn for a Tampa Urban Rest Stop that will provide free showers, restrooms and laundry facilities to the homeless.But no site has been set yet for the facility, modeled after...
View ArticleTemple Terrace holds public hearings on next year's $42 million budget
TEMPLE TERRACE - The City Council this week holds the first of two public hearings on the proposed $42 million annual operating budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1.Because a rise in...
View ArticleYbor State Museum to celebrate Vicente Martinez-Ybor's 200th birthday
Tampa's cigar industry and the city's moniker as the "Cigar Capital of the World" is largely pinned to Vicente Martinez-Ybor, who arrived in Tampa in 1885 at the age of 67, bringing the industry to the...
View ArticleDaniel Ruth: With measles in Pinellas, Hillsborough may be next. Stupid knows...
If it can happen over there, it can happen here. After all, stupid knows no boundaries.In recent days, Pinellas County health officials have been alarmed over the discovery of four new cases of...
View ArticleJoe Henderson: Donate, don't detonate, to show what you think of Nike apparel
The calculated decision by Nike to use former quarterback Colin Kaepernick to promote its product sparked predictable outrage, which I'd wager is exactly what the company was hoping would happen.The...
View ArticleGet into a workout rhythm at Carrollwood DEFINE
CARROLLWOOD - Courtney Simon first began taking classes at DEFINE body-&-mind while living in Cincinnati. After eight months, she lost 20 pounds and went from dreading workouts to getting up early...
View ArticleMountaineer Coffee climbs into Oldsmar
Husband and wife Daniel and Darby Pritz are frequently asked why they chose to name their business Mountaineer Coffee when there aren't any mountains in Florida. The inspiration for the name comes from...
View ArticleSociety Datebook 2018-19, Tampa style
#DrinkDanceDonateThe Tampa Bay Times/Tampa Tribune annual Society Datebook, Sept. 2018-May 2019SeptemberSept. 7: Imagination: A Gala to benefit Glazer Children's Museum; 6:30 p.m.; Glazer Children's...
View ArticleExperts say it's likely Cuba embassy workers were sickened by 'directed...
There is a "high probability" that U.S. embassy workers sickened in Cuba in late 2016 were attacked by a "directed energy" weapon, a biochemistry expert told officials from U.S. Special Operations...
View ArticleEditorial: A reminder of why a divisive debate ended in the removal of a...
Had they set out to find a conspicuous spot to display Hillsborough County's divisive Confederate memorial, members of the Judah P. Benjamin Camp #2210 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans couldn't have...
View ArticleAmy Scherzer: Tampa's ready for another season of purposeful parties
Whose idea of a fun party involves being asked for money?Well, luckily for charity organizers, lots of people enjoy raising a bid paddle or answering a cash call at the festive fundraisers that fill...
View ArticleWhitman: Author says, 'Give pastors permission to be human'
Andrew Stoecklein, pastor of the California megachurch Inland Hills, died by suicide Aug. 25.The minister returned to preaching two Sundays before, following a four-month involuntary sabbatical to...
View ArticleSeniors ready for Hillsborough County's 'Active Life Games'
The Tampa Bay Active Life Games, formerly known as the Tampa Bay Senior Games , will run through Oct. 5-19. The activities for this 38th annual event takes place throughout the City of Tampa, City of...
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