Longtime Boy Scout volunteer and businessman Dean Snyder will be honored Feb. 3 at an annual fundraiser to benefit the Boy Scouts of America, Gulf Ridge Council. ...more

January 27, 2009

Hotels, restaurants, cab companies and other businesses around the city of Tampa should realize significant financial gains thanks to the Super Bowl, but it's less clear how an infusion of consumers to the region will affect Pasco County. ...more

January 25, 2009

VIPs of the canine variety walked the red carpet for a fundraiser and screening of the new movie "Hotel For Dogs" on Thursday in New Tampa. Fourteen are rescue groups that were invited to the event, No Stray Gets Turned Away, hosted by DreamWorks Pictures, Muvico Theaters and The New Barker. ...more

January 16, 2009

SOUTH TAMPA Olivia Fiss, a fourth-grader at Gorrie Elementary, wishes to thank her Hyde Park neighbors and Tampa General Hospital staff members and volunteers for supporting her in the annual gift wrap and candy fundraiser for her school. Olivia was the top seller this fall at Gorrie, and for 28 schools in the district, selling more than $2,300 worth of merchandise. Gorrie received 50 percent of the sales, and Olivia won an iPod Touch for her efforts. ...more

January 14, 2009

Just before Christmas, charitable organizations in the Tampa Bay area found themselves struggling to help the struggling. ...more

January 9, 2009

A dance party is planned to help a family raise money for a teenager's lung transplant. ...more

January 8, 2009

The Brandon Service League's 16th annual Holiday Home Tour was a big success, said Candy Jackson, first vice president of the league and former tour chairwoman. Hundreds of men, women and children visited the ornamented houses, owned by Lithia residents John and Ellen Matheson and Valrico residents Scott and Chris Etherington and Dave and Monica Cox. ...more

January 7, 2009

Art was laced up with political statement as a gallery opened an exhibit with a paint-splattered fundraiser that featured a "shoe throw" at an image of President George W. Bush. ...more

January 6, 2009

When Tampa Police Maj. Sophia Teague saw Cub Scout Pack 1952 at an event last year, she was embarrassed for them. The Sulphur Springs children didn't have proper scout uniforms. Thanks to Teague, officers and others in the community raised $805 for uniforms. ...more

January 5, 2009

Editor's note: This year Highlands Today is starting a Person of the Year that the newspaper will name in the new year. The criteria was choosing someone who makes a big difference for citizens in Highlands County and/or who has had a big impact on our area. Picking our first Person of the Year was difficult, with so many good nominees to consider. ...more

January 5, 2009