There's something special about a bicycle. Even if a youngster is limited to pedaling around the neighborhood, the bicycle "takes you on great journeys," says Bill Tumelty. ...more

December 17, 2008

It wasn't easy to get up at 3 o'clock in the morning to deliver The Tampa Morning Tribune during the Depression. I and two of my brothers would ride our bicycles to get our papers at the gas station across from Milian's Restaurant at Florida and Lake avenues in Tampa, where subscription manager Floyd Gonder counted out copies to us. ...more

December 7, 2008

Corey Smith might be a big wheel someday. Right now, though, the River Ridge Middle School student and his friends want to be able to ride bicycles to school in greater safety. ...more

December 6, 2008

A River Ridge Middle School student asked county officials today to build sidewalks or bike lanes along Moon Lake Road so he and his friends can ride their bicycles to school. ...more

December 2, 2008

Sally Timpanelli and Judy Hess had already talked for about an hour during a meal at a New Port Richey restaurant. ...more

November 29, 2008

Sally Timpanelli and Judy Hess had already talked for about an hour during a meal at a New Port Richey restaurant. The women's relationship has spanned seven decades. It began in New York in 1938, when at Lynbrook Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y., Sally Hufnagel was born on Aug. 7 and Judy Erslev on Aug. 12. ...more

November 26, 2008

Cuba, hit by three hurricanes this season, is struggling through a new cycle of hard times. Its rich northern neighbor, Florida, is in recession and also could use some economic help. ...more

November 19, 2008

Children who mosey on down to the latest rodeo in South Shore will be riding on bicycles instead of horses. The South Shore Methodist United Church, 435 Apollo Beach Blvd., will host a bike rodeo today from 9 a.m. to noon, or until supplies last. The event is sponsored by the Hillsborough County Sherriff's Office. ...more

November 14, 2008

At one point a few years ago, officers with the Avon Park Police Department were investigating a string of home burglaries. ...more

October 24, 2008

TAMPA – A man is in stable condition this morning after being shot trying to stop thieves from stealing his bicycles, police said. ...more

August 26, 2008