Joe Henderson: Looking for the meaning of year 2017? Google 'weird' or 'strange'
In a little while, the year 2017 will be dispatched the dust bin of history, accessible only by a Google search with the words "weird" or "strange" or "what the ..."Is the truth "out there" somewhere,...
View ArticleErnest Hooper: Here, with love, is the annual list, 'You haven't lived in...
Every year we celebrate the grandeur of Tampa Bay with a mix of suggested experiences and witty observations. The obvious - Cuban sandwiches, grouper delicacies, sunsets on the beach - are a given. Add...
View ArticleNancy White, Hillsborough teacher for 59 years and HCC journalism 'legend,'...
TAMPA - When Maurna Williams first met Professor Nancy G. White, she found her a bit intimidating."Until you became part of the family,'' said Williams, a student at the time. "You think, 'This is a...
View ArticlePurks: Brandon stylin' held a differrent meaning in 1977
Editor's note: Brandon native and Tampa Bay Times correspondent Scott Purks periodically reflects on memories of growing up in the Tampa suburb. Today, he chronicles a memorable studio photo...
View Article'Andy Griffith Show' character set to perform at Brandon church
BRANDON - There are few things Rodney Dillard enjoys more than strumming his favorite bluegrass tunes on the guitar and telling funny stories about his time on the Andy Griffith Show.Following his move...
View ArticleFeld brings 'new' Marvel Universe LIVE! show to Tampa
TAMPA - James Hadley has a passion for the human performance, whether it's singing, dancing, parkour or watching superheroes defeat villains.This year, in his first time directing the Feld...
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January roared in with a bang that could only mean Gasparilla party time. February's Cattle Barons' Ball barnstormed for the American Cancer Society. March unpacked the vast Chiselers' Market at the...
View ArticleGirl Scouts line up distinctive dignitaries for annual luncheon
The Girl Scouts of West Central Florida will honor six women at its 2018 Women of Distinction Luncheon in March: Lissette Campos, Chloe Firebaugh, Stephanie Goforth, Sallie Parks, Fentrice D. Driskell...
View ArticleEditorial: Lessons in unity emerge from pages of century-old 'Tampa Morning...
With 2018 upon us, we might learn a few lessons in Tampa from where the city stood at this moment 100 years ago. A ready guide for such an exercise, thanks to grainy microfilm at the Tampa-Hillsborough...
View ArticleSunday Conversation: Attorney Melanie Griffin succeeds by 'Spreading Her...
Bradenton native Melanie Griffin attended Florida State University in Tallahassee to hone connections in the Capital City and land a job in government. But she didn't wait for state legislators to find...
View ArticleJoe Henderson: Coming clean (I'm no Democrat) on who I am and what I stand for
We share a common belief in this business that our leaders must be transparent about why they make the decisions they do. The public has a right to know.Period.But until I read a piece the other day by...
View ArticleUSF professor: Program will help stunt school-to-prison pipeline
TAMPAThe phrase "school-to-prison pipeline" has been used to describe school practices that result in children, especially children in poverty, landing in the juvenile justice and criminal justice...
View ArticleFree Network starts human trafficking awareness month with kickoff event
TAMPA - Connie Rose was just 2 when her father began molesting her.By the time she was 16, he would arrange for her to provide sexual favors to men in exchange for money.Rose wasn't able to escape his...
View ArticleYouth minister brings his message to Winter Jam at Amalie Arena
Nick Hall travels the world preaching 'Jesus.'But he avoids the word evangelical. Labels can turn people off to the Gospel, he says.Hall, 35, founded the student-focused ministry Pulse as a junior at...
View ArticleDaniel Ruth: Where do I sign up to get paid what Outback Bowl chief makes?
This has been a miserable failure.For the several days since the Tampa Bay Times' Richard Danielson reported that Outback Bowl president and CEO Jim McVay earns a salary of - you might want to sit down...
View ArticleWith help from an oxygen generator, she leads Zumba at Progress Village
PROGRESS VILLAGEThey step, sway, slide and spin to the booming beat."If you're sexy and you know it clap your hands,'' the song demands, and the dancers clap in unison.This isn't Saturday night in Ybor...
View ArticleFaced with cancer battle, Brandon resident sounded her trumpet
Every hour on the hour in the ancient market square of Krakow, Poland, a trumpeter steps up to the drafty window of St Mary's Basilica's tallest tower and plays a tune called the "hejnal." The simple...
View ArticleHoward Altman: Military veterans may find right fit in today's agriculture jobs
If you've seen images of strawberry farmers spraying down their crops to protect them against a freeze, you know agriculture is big business in Hillsborough County.It's an industry that worth $1...
View ArticleEditorial: Hillsborough commissioners need reminding in 2018 of their...
The 2018 to-do list spelled out by members of the Hillsborough County Commission is a heartening one.Transit, economic development, jobs, stormwater drainage, affordable housing, reviving the Museum of...
View ArticleWilliam March: Fee or tax? Tampa, hotels fight lawmakers' efforts to cut...
Tampa and the Hillsborough County Hotel-&-Motel Association are fighting back hard against a lawsuit by House Speaker Richard Corcoran over what he calls an "illegal tax" on a dozen downtown and...
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