The creators of the "Got Milk?" campaign are getting ready to make a big push to keep chocolate milk on children's minds and on school lunch menus, a plan that has some educators and obesity activists none too pleased. ...more

November 9, 2009

Boaters and others who like to do their weekend resting and recreating along the eastern bank of Miller's Bayou be advised, city-owned Nicks Park is temporarily closed for a scheduled repair job. ...more

September 24, 2009

and not a day missed. Seven Hillsborough County students met that milestone, achieving perfect attendance from their days in kindergarten all the way to high school graduation. ...more

May 29, 2009

A bicycle industry trade magazine awarded the South West Florida Bicycle United Dealers its national advocacy award in recognition of SWFBUD's efforts to lobby local governments and agencies to improve conditions for bicyclists in the Tampa Bay area and to promote bicycling. ...more

April 20, 2009

Following his first day after a full night's sleep in days, Russ Oberbroeckling, chairman of the 2009 Temple Terrace Relay for Life, couldn't be happier. The event he and his committee spent weeks preparing for is history. But, best of all, the March 27-28 overnight fundraiser netted $130,000 of its $170,000 goal set by the Tampa office of American Cancer Society. "Deep down I was hoping we'd reach the goal, but $130,000 is fantastic considering the state of the economy," said Oberbroeckling, who voluntarily took charge of the event for the second time. ...more

March 31, 2009

Steve Moran, who joined Keller Williams Realty in Valrico as an agent and partner during the downturn, said there is enough business out there to go around, but agents have to work harder to get it. ...more

February 11, 2009

Armwood senior defensive end Ryne Giddins has verbally committed to the University of South Florida. ...more

January 10, 2009

A judge on Thursday decided to allow prosecutors to use a taped conversation between a former teacher and a teenager she is accused of molesting. ...more

January 9, 2009

A judge this afternoon decided to allow prosecutors to use a taped conversation between a former teacher and a teenager she is accused of molesting. ...more

January 8, 2009

Just the other day my mother was robbed in a grocery store parking lot. ...more

December 24, 2008