It was a day to relax and admire the culmination of nine months of advancing their education while giving back to a community. ...more

May 10, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - It was a day to relax and admire the culmination of nine months of advancing their education while giving back to a community. On Sunday, May 4, 12 students from the University of South Florida School of Architecture and Community Design got together for a literal open house, holding an informal picnic at the new open-air pavilion and amphitheater at the Temple Terrace Riverfront Preserve. The site is on the east side of the Hillsborough River, north of Temple Terrace Highway. ...more

May 7, 2008

Horror stories from parents who adopted children through the state only to discover the children had such serious problems they couldn't care for them have prompted one local agency to research ways to keep these fragile families together. ...more

February 25, 2008

Recently, I was thumbing through one of those free magazines that advertise businesses and schools in the area. A point of pride for one private school was that it offered physical education class every day. ...more

February 22, 2008

Recently, I was thumbing through one of those free magazines that advertise businesses and schools in the area. A point of pride for one private school was that it offered physical education class every day. ...more

February 15, 2008

TAMPA - It came down to a matter of trust. A federal magistrate today denied bail for former Department of Children & Families spokesman Al Zimmerman. ...more

February 13, 2008

Vonnie Largent recalls her alarm upon discovering that her 12-year-old son was sleeping with a metal rod in his bed, fearing his older adopted sister would sneak into his bedroom while the family slept and kill him. ...more

February 13, 2008

A California-based company lost its bid Tuesday to expand a group home off Fort King Road and Winton Drive from six beds to 10 and may soon find itself under investigation by the state. ...more

February 13, 2008

It came down to a matter of trust. A federal magistrate Tuesday denied bail for former Department of Children & Families spokesman Al Zimmerman. ...more

February 13, 2008

Vonnie Largent recalls her alarm upon discovering that her 12-year-old son was sleeping with a metal rod in his bed, fearing his older adopted sister would sneak into his bedroom while the family slept and kill him. ...more

February 13, 2008