Church leader seeks to start first ministry in Forest Hills
FOREST HILLS - For Keith Babb III, the opening of the Way Church of Tampa Bay, represents the fulfillment of a calling.When Babb, 35, rededicated himself to Christ in 2005, he committed to sharing the...
View ArticleHoward Altman: Gasparilla to honor first female four-star general
The military's first female four-star general will serve as the Community Hero for the 2018 Gasparilla Pirate Fest.The Community Hero is an individual living in the Tampa Bay area who offers courage,...
View ArticleEditorial: Welcome steps toward cracking down on dangerous teen parties
Getting to the bottom of the shootings that left two people dead after a New Year's Day teen party, one a 15-year-old girl, is the job of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Investigators so far...
View ArticleExcellence in Education: Hillsborough school district celebrates best
Teacher of the YearBonnie BresnyanLewis ElementaryBresnyan has taught for 31 years, 20 of those in Hillsborough County, and currently serves Lewis as an ESE specialist. Her accomplishments include...
View ArticleCarrollwood Cultural Center names new curator
The Gallery at the Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road, welcomes new art curator Evie Zimmer.Zimmer is an American artist and educator in Tampa.She is active in the arts community both...
View ArticleHillsborough High tight-end earned Bill Minahan Award on, off gridiron
TAMPA - Martha Minahan didn't just shake hands or give pats on the back to the award winners Monday night at the Columbia Restaurant. She gave the winners big, sincere, heart-felt hugs, much like her...
View ArticleErnest Hooper: Restoring rights after prison is about redemption, not politics
Desmond Meade says everywhere he goes in Florida, he hears the stories.From whites and blacks, conservatives and liberals, blue collar laborers and white collar wage earners. People from all walks have...
View Article'Dream builders' mark MLK Day of Service by building new homes in Brandon
BRANDON - Victoria Richards could think of no better way to spend the holiday than to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.Richards, the volunteer manager of Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough...
View ArticleDaniel Ruth: If it's time to move on from light rail, let's move faster this...
Perhaps it was that noted existentialist philosopher Kenny Rogers, or maybe it was the post-modernist French thinker Michel Foucault, who first said, "You need to know when to hold 'em and know when to...
View ArticleJoe Henderson: Leaders can't job-out responsibility for bad substitute teachers
Sometimes, people in authority need a reality check before they can recognize a problem that should have been obvious. In this case, it took a meticulously reported story last Sunday by education...
View ArticleAmy Scherzer's Diary: Weekly Wrap-Up of the Tampa Social Scene
Winter White Wonderland Charity GalaRealtors, lawyers, mortgage lenders, title companies and other guests swirled past the giant inflatable snow globe into the Winter White Wonderland charity gala...
View ArticleBMX riders to showcase their artful sport on Gasparilla weekend
TAMPA - There's more coming to pile on Gasparilla weekend than just the National Hockey League's All-Star Game.On Sunday, the day after the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates and just as the world's top...
View ArticleEditorial: Saying 'thank you' helps Tampa police build needed trust
The smiles, applause and at least one hug belied the grim impetus for a gathering last week at a neighborhood center in Tampa - the Seminole Heights killings.The Tampa Police Department held a ceremony...
View ArticleGasparilla may be a raucous party to you, but it's art to Charles Hessemer
SOUTH TAMPA Charles P. Hessemer, 90 years young and about as sharp as the palette knives he paints with, finds artistic inspiration in the costumed-clad revelers of Tampa's favorite annual event. The...
View ArticleWilliam March: Tampa Bay Democrats line up for state legislative races
A surge of Democrats seeking local legislative offices and hoping for a "blue wave" in the 2018 election continued last week, led by Bob Buesing filing to run again versus state Sen. Dana Young,...
View ArticleHigh school Girl Scouts connect with mentors at 'Camp CEO'
PALM HARBORHuddled in blankets with their pockets and gloves stuffed with hand warmers, high school Girl Scouts came together in Camp Wai Lani's main lodge in Palm Harbor on Sunday.The final day of the...
View ArticleWhitman: Palma Ceia Presbyterian promotes refugee ministry
Refugees living in Tampa and surrounding areas need your help, says Will Wellman, ministry leader at Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church.Home to the second largest refugee community in Florida, Tampa Bay...
View ArticleLithia Springs Elementary gets kids up with standing desks
VALRICO - Fifth-grade math teacher Melissa Forsythe walked around her Lithia Springs Elementary School classroom on Tuesday with zeal.She stopped at each station and listened with a big smile on her...
View ArticleSunday Conversation: Lightning VP Keith Harris strikes a chord for the...
Keith Harris fondly looks back on some memorable days from his Tampa upbringing when he worked as a lifeguard at a pool next to a Boys-&-Girls Club. ¶Whenever it rained, he watched as the kids...
View ArticleDan Ruth: Autopsy On A Stick? Six Feet Under Souffle? Welcome to the state fair!
Well it's that time of year again, the arrival of the Florida State Fair, or as it might otherwise be known - the yearly gastronomical death march.As always, the fair, which runs from Feb. 8-19, will...
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