At the behest of its students, an elementary school near New York City has been renamed after President-elect Barack Obama. ...more

November 21, 2008

A boarding school for low-income children is being considered by the Tampa Housing Authority as part of the agency's ambitious, new five-year plan. ...more

November 21, 2008

A boarding school for low-income children is being considered by the Tampa Housing Authority as part of the agency's ambitious, new five-year plan. ...more

November 20, 2008

Two months after having to evict one of its own, the Tampa Housing Authority is set to have a full board again. Mayor Pam Iorio has chosen Hersey Jackson to fill the vacant resident board seat formerly held by Karen Peoples, the longtime public housing resident who sat in the chair for 10 years. ...more

November 18, 2008

The situation might be stressful at Alafia Elementary School, but the problems aren't irreparable. ...more

November 10, 2008

After spending $4,000 to advertise a job opening, the region's transportation authority decided to pull the plug on the hiring after applicants and authority members expressed confusion about what the job involves. ...more

November 8, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Teresa Tapp taps into a person's brain in her exercise workouts. Forget jumping, lifting weights and dieting. ...more

November 7, 2008

A team of school district staff, administrators and guidance counselors who reviewed Alafia Elementary School Principal Ellyn Smith's leadership skills will report their findings to school staff Monday, Hillsborough County School District spokesman Stephen Hegarty said. ...more

November 7, 2008

James Yant won the primary with nearly a 20-point lead over the next-closest opponent, Gene Magrini. ...more

November 5, 2008

Perhaps the toughest part of naming a high school after the strawberry is finding a mascot. ...more

November 4, 2008