I want to bring to the attention of Hillsborough County a source of waste. The sheriff's office opened a child-care center on the Falkenburg jail site. This project was nine years coming to fruition. They did a great job. It was, and is, a beautiful center. They filled it with top-of-the-line furniture, toys and supplies. They hired a company to run the center, which was to benefit sheriff's employees. ...more

August 3, 2009

More than 100 people filled the auditorium at the Bert J. Harris Jr. Agricultural Center on Thursday for a six-hour symposium that featured seven scientific experts speaking on growing fuels for conversion into biofuels. ...more

March 6, 2009

Florida emergency management director Craig Fugate is President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ...more

March 4, 2009

A gym, barber shop and planters of plastic flowers: Welcome to the gentler face of the infamous Abu Ghraib prison. ...more

February 22, 2009

A majority of Florida voters like President Barack Obama even though they aren't sure that the stimulus plan he pushed through Congress will work and don't think it will help them personally. ...more

February 20, 2009

Even in the Sunshine State, the winter season and its shorter daylight hours can be depressing. ...more

February 14, 2009

Open auditions will be held at 5:30 p.m. today and the same time Friday, for the stage version of Disney's "High School Musical" at the Thakkar Pavilion, behind the Highlands Little Theatre. ...more

February 11, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist will be heavily favored if he runs for re-election in 2010, no matter who becomes the Democrat nominee for governor, a poll of Florida voters released today shows. ...more

November 18, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Batman, Spiderman, Cinderella and Scooby Doo were out in force at Kids' Stuff Preschool and Private Kindergarten on Friday, as were a number of fairies, princesses, Power Rangers, dragons and a penguin or two. They were some of the characters represented at the annual Kids' Stuff costume parade. ...more

November 1, 2008

Lauren VanHelden landed one of the top scores in Florida on her junior year PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, making her one of 16,000 semifinalists for the coveted scholarship. ...more

September 21, 2008