Joe Henderson: Lesson learned from six weeks of kitchen remodeling - never...
Two amazing events just took place at my house. I unloaded clean dishes from our dishwasher and rinsed my cereal bowl in the kitchen sink.Yeah, I know. So what, right?Well, when you've been without a...
View ArticleSeffner Chamber gets early look at sales pitch for school tax referendum
By Crystal OwensTimes CorrespondentSEFFNER - Business owners have a lot to gain from a proposed sales tax hike to support the schools, Hillsborough Superintendent Jeff Eakins told an audience in...
View ArticleErnest Hooper: HCC helps light the way for those on life's winding paths
After he graduated from a Maryland high school, Rickey Murray had a number of opportunities awaiting him at a number of four-year institutions.He eyed the University of South Florida, applied to...
View ArticleCenter Place of Fine Arts benefits from Bet a Buck event
Bet a Buck runs from 6:30-9:30 p.m. today (Sept. 21) at the Center Place of Fine Arts, 619 Vonderburg Drive. Enjoy this live auction for the arts in this fast-moving game of chance. This fun and...
View ArticleBlack Business Tour readies to roll on Saturday
The Black Business Bus Tour (BBBT), a non-profit organization that focuses on showcasing and supporting various black-owned businesses throughout Tampa, returns from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday (Sept...
View ArticleNewgentek stages benefit golf tourney for Computer Mentors
Newgentek, a local systems integration company, recently held its first annual charity golf tournament on September 10 at the Temple Terrace Golf Course to benefit its new charity partner, Computer...
View ArticleNo Fret Guitar plays well with University Area youth
UNIVERSITY AREA - Brian Crawford helped 14-year-old Pharaoh Blankenship move his fingers along the loaner guitar to make the chords.Two days after the lesson, the guitar would belong to the Liberty...
View ArticleColombia-based body shapewear boutique, Sexy Skinz opens second location in...
After listening to the needs of men and women desiring and personally desiring to look slimmer without having to exercise, Colombia native, Elizabeth Muñoz spent years designing top-of-the-line body...
View ArticleAmy Scherzer's Diary: The Weekly Wrapup for Sept. 21
Lions Eye Ball: An Optical Illusion If only Justin Sight could vanish corneal blindness, like the cards the legally-blind magician made disappear at the Eye Ball: An Optical Illusion, the 12th annual...
View ArticleChi Chop + Kung Fu Tea looks to succeed where others failed
RIVEVIEW - Amy Lin knows that her newest Chi Chop + Kung Fu Tea store is in a location where previous businesses have not lasted.The short-lived Tap's Brewhouse-& Deli and even shorter-lived...
View ArticleRetro Fitness sets first of several area locations in Citrus Park
In early fall, Retro Fitness will open a 17,000 square foot fitness facility in Citrus Park, and it plans for more Tampa Bay area locations.Founded in 2005, Retro Fitness has 153 clubs throughout the...
View ArticleFranklin on Twiggs restaurant opens in former downtown Tampa Pita Pit location
DOWNTOWN - After a falling out with the Pita Pit corporate offices, Andrew Turek, the former owner of the SoHo location sold the property to Shula Burger and decided to open a new eatery and market...
View ArticleJoe and Son's Olive Oils, a legacy Ybor business, finds new roots in Carrollwood
Andrea Gebbia grew up in Carrollwood, and now she is bringing the family business to the neighborhood of her youth.In late fall, Joe and Son's Olive Oils is slated to open a second location."I feel so...
View ArticleUSF assistant VP rides AHN wave of support to success
Editor's note: Academy of the Holy Names junior Tress Jacobs spent the summer of 2018 shadowing Tampa Bay Times columnist Ernest Hooper. To conclude the experience, she interviewed Academy alumnus Kim...
View ArticleWomen's Expo to feature Tampa Bay Times staffers
TAMPA - The Tampa Bay Times presents its inaugural Tampa Bay Women's Expo and the event will include an opportunity to meet many of its key women staff writers and editors.Susan Taylor Martin (Senior...
View ArticleMPOs survey SouthShore residents about transportation needs
RUSKIN -- The Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Metropolitan Planning Organizations say the time is now to improve the area's transit needs.The organizations continued their joint effort to survey the...
View ArticleWhitman: Rainbow yarmulke signals arrival of new rabbi at Brandon's Beth Shalom
Rabbi Bryan Mann wears a rainbow yarmulke to offer a message.Mann, the new Rabbi at Congregation Beth Shalom in Brandon, wants all people to know they are welcome and accepted.As a Jewish youth growing...
View ArticleJoe Henderson: Pro athletes can help build community through bonds between...
Whether they embrace this or not, professional athletes are role models. People pay lots of money to see them play. Young people watch and imitate them, which can be unfortunate when players behave...
View ArticleSB I-75 reopens after crash involving semi-trailers spills fruit trees onto...
A three-vehicle crash brought southbound traffic on I-75 to a standstill early Tuesday morning after a vehicle struck a semi-trailer hauling fruit trees, spilling its contents onto the...
View ArticleOrganizers inviting candidates, East Hillsborough residents to 'Wakanda The...
With the mid-term elections quickly approaching, local organizations have come together to spur African-American participation in the election process by hosting a get-out-the-vote party inspired by...
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