Each day in Ashley Duke's class at Bevis Elementary School, 7-year-old Carson Cochrane listens to the lessons, does his class work and like any first grader, plays around with his classmates during free time. ...more

December 26, 2008

The annual Stars and Candlelight concert performed by the Brandon High School choral department, directed by Marilyn Rose Nicholson, will take place at 7 p.m. Friday in the school theater, 1101 Victoria Street. ...more

December 10, 2008

There was food aplenty - but fewer guests than expected to share the feast as volunteers for T.H.O.R.N. Ministries took to the streets, traveling to several locations in Tampa frequented by the homeless to serve Thanksgiving dinner. ...more

December 10, 2008

Left, Centennial Elementary ESE student Nicolas Mesa checks out his headdress in the mirror before his class' Thanksgiving feast. Right, ESE student Desiree Moran enjoys a bite of her favorite snacks at the Thanksgiving feast. The ESE classes wore headdresses, like the American Indians, and learned about early American history and the first Thanksgiving. ...more

November 30, 2008

The Liberty Team at Pine View Elementary in Land O' Lakes hosted a Thanksgiving feast Tuesday and were joined in their celebration by parents, grandparents and friends. ...more

November 26, 2008

First they boarded the Mayflower. Then they had to learn to grow vegetables, thatch roofs, fish and weave. ...more

November 26, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The recent opening of an Aldi grocery store on Hillsborough Avenue means another option when shopping for the Thanksgiving feast. ...more

November 26, 2008

The food was spread on the table for a Thanksgiving feast. But instead of serving it, members of the University Area Faith-Based Coalition packed canned goods, dry products and juice for others Thursday. ...more

November 26, 2008

The smoked turkey resembles sliced deli meat but stiffer, the candied yams are bland inside, the green beans taste like they've been microwaved to death and the corn bread stuffing has a broth-heavy, institutional flavor. ...more

November 25, 2008

Kindergartners and preschoolers at Independent Day School have spent the past two weeks immersed in Pilgrim life as teachers sought to put history in a context today's children could understand. ...more

November 19, 2008