Not only can we not afford ourselves, we can't even afford each other. ...more

November 15, 2009

From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great holiday photos in South and Central Tampa's 2008 Holiday Photo Contest. It was not easy to pick a winner, but our judges at southtampa .tbo.com and centraltampa.tbo.com finally chose David and Jennifer Mortensen's photograph of their baby taking a nap in a Christmas stocking. The Mortensens, of Citrus Park, won $50 for the picture. Second place, and $25, went to Ted and Priscilla Porter of South Tampa for a photo of their son, Thomas Porter, with the Grinch. Kathleen Boyle, a kindergarten teacher at Mabry Elementary, donned the Grinch suit in the photo. Caren Harvey of Valrico took third place and $25 for a photo of her daughter Brianna's first Christmas with her "reindog," Tonka. ...more

January 7, 2009

From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great holiday photos entered in the 2008 Holiday Photo Contest sponsored by the Plant City Courier & Tribune and its sister community newspapers. It was not an easy decision to pick a winner, but our judges finally decided on David and Jennifer Mortensen's picture of their daughter Madelyn taking a nap in a Christmas stocking. The Mortensens, who live in Citrus Park, won $50 for her photo. ...more

January 7, 2009

From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great photos in the Northeast News & Tribune's 2008 Holiday Photo Contest. ...more

December 31, 2008

From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great holiday photos in the Northwest News & Tribune's 2008 Holiday Photo Contest. ...more

December 31, 2008

From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great holiday photos in the Carrollwood News & Tribune's 2008 Holiday Photo Contest. ...more

December 31, 2008

Turkeys are not the only things getting stuffed at this time of year. Stockings are waiting to be filled with those singular, unexpected treats that, somehow, make this bright season even brighter. At Freedom Plaza we call those stocking stuffers "holiday entertainment specials" and our communal Christmas stocking is brimming with them. ...more

December 3, 2008

Fresh Start for Pasco, a philanthropic effort that provides a variety of services for those in need, is planning a massive West Pasco Holiday Center distribution of food and toys for more than 500 disadvantaged families. First, though, the agency needs the support of Pasco County residents to aid their distribution, conducted in conjunction with Metropolitan Ministries. ...more

December 19, 2007

When it comes to holiday gift ideas for the traveler ... ...more

November 23, 2007