Hillsborough County Fair opens Thursday in Dover with Dollar Day admission
The 2018 Greater Hillsborough County Fair opens at 5 p.m. on Thursday (Oct. 18) for two weekends at 215 Sydney Washer Road in Dover. This year's theme is Good Times and Country Rhymes.The fair features...
View ArticleOpposition rises against Temple Terrace's charter amendment proposals
TEMPLE TERRACE -- Homeowners have erected red, white and blue signs in this city urging residents to "Vote No!'' on the proposed amendments to the city charter that would the city's form of...
View ArticleAmy Scherzer's Diary: Weekly Wrap-Up of the Tampa Social Scene
Tuxes-& TailsNordic Nights' frisky guests cut loose like a pack of excitable puppies barking up the Humane Society of Tampa Bay at the annual Tuxes-& Tails gala. The glittery, wintery...
View ArticleRealignment at Big Bend intersection promises safer traffic flow after...
GIBSONTON - A new north-south road is coming to relieve traffic along U.S. 301, but making way for it promises some short-term traffic headaches for a South Shore region already stymied by...
View ArticleArtLAB Festival highlights local artist competition, auctions for family to...
CARROLLWOOD - The annual ArtLAB festival runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 20) at the Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road.The festival will feature live painting and hands-on...
View ArticleLittle Alexa, who lost her legs and won hearts in Miami, will learn to walk...
TAMPA - A 3-year-old girl whose legs were amputated because of an infection made it to Miami for treatment earlier this year thanks to reporting by a television journalist in Miami.But it was Shriners...
View ArticlePlant City Career Academy works to bridge the gap between high school...
PLANT CITY - What started as a grassroots movement of volunteers looking to educate high school students on workforce development has grown into a new addition to the English class curriculum for...
View ArticleTo understand homeless people, Tampa photographer spent 18 months meeting...
TAMPA - On Jim's arm was a tattoo of a hinge with screw holes indicating where the recovering addict used to inject heroin.Fernando liked to belt out songs he wrote about a love he lost when he fled...
View ArticleBucs new girls flag football program could add to county's high school success
Tampa high schools dominate girls flag football in Florida.In 2017, Plant High School took home the Class 2A state championship, and Alonso High School claimed the 2A title in 2018. Robinson High won...
View ArticleWalk of Silence to honor those who died in traffic fatalities
Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization's Vision Zero will host its first annual Walk of Silence in memory of loved ones killed in traffic crashes in Hillsborough County from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m....
View ArticleForum to focus on Stand Your Ground
The public has gained renewed interest in Florida's Stand Your Ground Law in the wake of the Clearwater shooting in which Michael Drejka, 48, killed Markeis McGlockton.With Stand Your Ground continuing...
View ArticleFind A Friend: Panhandle Pablo The Shepherd Mix
Have heart, will travel! After Hurricane Michael, groups like New Life Dog Rescue doubled efforts to transfer needy pets from devastated rural shelters. Panhandle Pablo was named by caregivers who...
View ArticleTessera to bring its band of senior living to Westchase with new facility.
A $27.5 million state-of-the-art senior living community is coming to Westchase.Tessera of Westchase is slated to open in early 2019, and will offer 64 assisted living apartments and 38 apartments for...
View ArticleNew Eye Level Learning Center of Wesley Chapel looks to coach up students
A new academic coaching center recently opened in Wesley Chapel.With locations in 18 countries, Eye Level Learning Center of Wesley Chapel is the first Tampa Bay area location and the second in...
View ArticleSunday Conversation: Pepin Academies executive director Jeff Skowronek
Pepin Academies faced a major loss when former executive director Craig Butz died in a September 2017 boat crash in Clearwater.Since the loss, the school continued its mission in providing a...
View ArticleFind A Friend: Sailor the silver tiger tabby
Not a lawyer, a thief, or a banker. He's Son of a Sailor, named by a caring man heading out on the sea for adventure. Sailor purrs like an outboard motor and likes to play pirate, perched atop his...
View ArticleGift of Peace Luncheon helps The Spring continue its mission
The Spring of Tampa Bay will host its 28th annual Mabel H. Bexley Gift of Peace Luncheon Thursday (Oct 21) with registration at 11 a.m. and the program afterwards from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Tampa...
View ArticleEditorial: Those who fail to cast ballots in Hillsborough are running out of...
You wouldn't skip a trip to the gas pump, would you?Then don't miss the chance to cast your general election ballot, either, when Hillsborough County opens its many early voting sites Monday morning...
View ArticleTemple Terrace candidates disagree on measure to change size of City Council
TEMPLE TERRACE - The four candidates for Temple Terrace City Council are split two-to-two on proposed city charter Amendment No. 1, to change local government from five voting council members and a...
View ArticleResidents continue to find flaws with Upper Tampa Bay Trail reroute
CITRUS PARK - Residents continued to throw shade at a plan to reroute a canopy-covered part of the Upper Tampa Bay Trail during a public hearing on Monday night.Area residents, runners, cyclists, and...
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