Event promotes suicide prevention efforts
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay will host its fourth annual "Beer and Bow Ties" event to raise money to support its suicide prevention and awareness efforts from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday (Sept. 14) at the...
View ArticleHCC readies for 50th anniversary with 'Presidential Showcase'
It began as Hillsborough Junior College with just 1,625 students and five academic programs in temporary quarters at Hillsborough High School.Today, Hillsborough Community College boasts an enrollment...
View ArticleLocal 'March For Our Lives' to move forward with Curtis Hixon rally
On a day many celebrate with love, the families of 17 students mourned the loss of their loved ones when a gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The news...
View ArticleLithia school moms create nonprofit to boost school security
LITHIA - Like most, Jessica Coffman watched in horror on Feb. 14 as reports of another school shooting began to unfold.But this time, it was a little too close to home.As Nikolas Cruz allegedly shot...
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 Article50 years later, Jesuit players are champions again as school honors county's...
TAMPA - There's a solid gold agenda planned at this weekend's 50-year reunion for the Jesuit High School 1968 state-championship football team.Some Tigers haven't stayed in close touch. Others get...
View ArticleDaniel Ruth: Like a ball stuck in Trop's rafters, much is up in the air on...
From the looks of it, all manner of potentates, captains of industry, major domos and perhaps an odd scion or two are tripping over themselves to pony up gazillions of dollars to assist the Tampa Bay...
View ArticleStrollers welcome at Baby Boot Camp in North Tampa
After working in the weight loss, health and wellness field, Amy Armstrong knows first hand the challenges moms face when it comes to working out."I know how hard it is for a mom to find the time to...
View ArticleWesley Chapel couple opens Restore and Renew private counseling practice in...
In 2003, James Tickal was a University of Central Florida junior studying to be a veterinarian when he decided to follow in the footsteps of several family members who served in the miliatry. He...
View ArticleEditorial: Tampa council has another chance to show it takes Stovall House...
The Tampa City Council has yet to hear a compelling reason to allow a private social club in a residential neighborhood off Bayshore Boulevard, and a final meeting on the matter scheduled for Thursday...
View ArticleHooper: Don't overlook college's most valuable learning opportunities
MIAMI SHORESFor Holly Kachler, it's not so much what drew her to the performing arts program at Blake High School, it's what she took from the experience. All around Hillsborough County, the school...
View ArticleCounty prepares to move forward with Citrus Park Drive extension
CITRUS PARK - Area residents pored over project maps, plans and queried officials about a proposal to extend Citrus Park Drive at a town hall forum on Monday (Sept. 10).More than 10 years after the...
View ArticleTampa company earns special partnership with veterans group
Steve Deveaux, the owner of JDog Junk Removal Tampa, and his fiance Danielle Woodruff, the senior vice president of JDog Tampa, have scored a lifetime partnership with new investment and advisory...
View ArticleAmy Scherzer's Diary: Weekly Wrap-Up of the Tampa Social Scene
Imagination, a gala"Onward, Upward, Outward" reflects the ambitious goals and theme of Imagination, the 16th annual gala for the Glazer Children's Museum. Co-chairs Jennifer and Justin Phelps embedded...
View ArticleHoward Altman: Tampa World War II veteran turning 100 recalls guarding...
Frank Sorbera was a band boy for the Russ Morgan Orchestra, lugging equipment and driving vehicles, all the while hoping to one day join the big band outfit as a singer.But it was 1944, World War II...
View ArticlePlant City church to screen film that lends support to Bible believers
The God Who Speaks, awarded Best Documentary at the 2018 Christian Worldview Film Festival, begins with a question.What if God could communicate with us?The 90-minute film, featuring interviews with 23...
View ArticleGroup readies to restore Tampa's Urban League chapter
TAMPA - Maybe the second time around will be sweeter for the Tampa-Hillsborough Urban League.At least, that's the goal of a sponsoring committee that has quietly laid the foundation for the civil...
View ArticleRoboticon to roll into USF's Yuengling Center
Roboticon Tampa Bay 2018 runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 29-30 at the University of South Florida Yuengling Center (formerly Sun Dome Arena), 4202 E Fowler Ave. Nearly 1,000 students from Tampa...
View ArticleDelta Sigma Theta to stage career and college expo at Middleton
The Tampa Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., in collaboration with Middleton High School, the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections and the Tampa Family Health Center will hold...
View ArticleArmwood senior hosts Day of Play for Gold Award project in Brandon
The Brandon Kiwanis Club and the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida will host a Day of Play from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday (Sept. 22) at Brandon Park, 502 E Sadie St. The event also will serve as a...
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