Briefs of school activities for April. ...more

April 1, 2009

The city received one proposal to restore the historic Guida House at Macfarlane Park. It includes programming for children and makes the building accessible for community programs. ...more

February 18, 2009

Here's some of what the economic stimulus bill could deliver to Florida and the Tampa Bay area, according to lawmakers and analysts: ...more

January 29, 2009

You don't have to join the flotilla to be part of the 25th annual Alafia lighted boat parade. The Dec. 6 event is billed as a holiday party for landlubbers alike. ...more

November 26, 2008

Knights Elementary School staged its annual tribute to the armed services at its 10th annual veterans breakfast program. ...more

November 19, 2008

Reading what's on everyone's mind in various media takes me back to my childhood, where I enjoyed some wonderful experiences with my grandfather. He was an astute businessman and was affectionately known to his nine children as "the boss." He arrived in the Midwest from Ellis Island in the late 1800s and began to build his family's future, homesteading on a 160-acre Nebraska farm. His hard work, entrepreneurial spirit, shrewd business practices and persistence resulted in ownership of several farms and numerous bank accounts. ...more

September 9, 2008

Here are some commonly asked questions about Florida's voluntary pre-kindergarten program: ...more

August 1, 2008

South Hillsborough residents of all ages recently came together for a new project that honors the past while literally laying the groundwork for generations to come. ...more

July 5, 2008

Jonathan Rivera may never make it to elementary school. He is dying from a cancer that has left him drained and hairless from three grueling chemotherapy treatments over his short five years. ...more

February 23, 2008

Fifty-nine children in the Hillsborough County Head Start program got an early visit from Santa, thanks to some generous county employees and Wal-Mart. ...more

December 26, 2007