Establishing a travelling theater group at Tampa Preparatory long had been a dream of teacher Scott Warfel. ...more

March 18, 2009

A lack of protection from aggressive panhandlers has prompted a community outreach program to ask the courts for permission to break its lease. ...more

February 4, 2009

Before local artist Garry Dodds travels to Africa and the Middle East to help refugees in that part of the world, he plans to help local homeless people with the help of fellow artist and musician Tanya Orme. Dodds, who is from Safety Harbor, and the Ozona-based Orme wanted to give something back to the community. They will present an exhibition of their art, today, Saturday, at Ozona Village Hall. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Homeless Emergency Project. ...more

December 20, 2008

Just meeting two Tampa Bay Buccaneers players at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital would have made his 12th birthday special for Collin Goldstein. ...more

September 17, 2008

When Jackie Bradley put her 17-month-old, Julia, down for a nap, she had no reason to believe the little girl would never wake up. ...more

June 14, 2008

When Jackie Bradley put her 17-month-old, Julia, down for a nap, she had no reason to believe the little girl would never wake up. ...more

June 14, 2008

Betty Knowles is tired of lost possibilities and faded promise. As a social worker, Knowles often hears about children who start out bright but lose their way. Her son Tedric, or "Teddy," was like that, she said, gifted in math and foreign languages before ending up in a state prison. He died a few months after his release, in a drive-by shooting in Port Tampa that remains unsolved. ...more

December 13, 2007