TOWN 'N COUNTRY - You don't have to know any members of the Town 'N Country Youth Council to see a bit of their handiwork. ...more

December 24, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - You don't have to know any members of the Town 'N Country Youth Council to see a bit of their handiwork. ...more

December 24, 2008

Michelle Cuencas takes a vested interest in what her kids do, all 125 of them. ...more

December 15, 2008

Joined by people seeking shelter from the bitter cold, parishioners at the Jaffrey Bible Church on Sunday thanked God for a warm place to sleep and for the utility crews struggling to repair power lines snapped by New England's devastating ice storm. ...more

December 14, 2008

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Town 'N Country 2009 is hosting a Holiday Reunion from 6 to 8 p.m. Timberlane Park Recreation Center, 10210 Westgate Drive. Participants can stop by to pick up team captain packets, posters and brochures or to pay registration fee and enjoy hors d'oeuvres. ...more

December 1, 2008

A hodgepodge of things that families use every day will be free for the taking Saturday at a Community Swap Day sponsored by the Brandon Family Support & Resource Center. ...more

November 19, 2008

Brandon Youth Theatre invites the public to two shows this fall at New Life Church, 2802 State Road 60 E. "Charlotte's Web" will be presented at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21, and "Disney's Aladdin Junior" will take place at 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 22. ...more

November 12, 2008

Clumsy Legalese Like many of my fellow Floridians, I went to the polls this week armed with my completed sample ballot and spent just a few minutes casting my vote in the booth. But I had spent a considerable amount of time beforehand trying to decipher the legalese used in the proposed constitutional amendments. I finally gave up and waited for the Trib to translate them for me. That's unacceptable! ...more

November 8, 2008

TAMPA -- Hundreds are expected to gather at 4 p.m. today at the USF Recreation Center to shoot basketball free throws in an effort to help children orphaned by AIDS. The event is called Hoops of Hope. It's part of a national movement of the same name started by a boy who felt compelled to do something to help thousands of orphan children in Africa. ...more

November 6, 2008

Brandon area voters turned out in full force Tuesday morning, with lines at some precincts 200 and 300 deep by 9 a.m. The crowds thinned during the course of the day, and by 1 p.m. most polling places experienced the typical post-lunch lull. ...more

November 4, 2008