The Town 'N Country Garden Circle will tour the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo on Dec. 9. The tour covers over 30 acres of cultivated areas including native, herb, rose, tropical fruit, butterfly and Florida friendly gardens. ...more

November 25, 2009

Want to minimize the sugar damage from trick or treating? Heidi Skolnik, a nutrition consultant for the Florida Department of Citrus, offers the following: ...more

October 31, 2009

I want to bring to the attention of Hillsborough County a source of waste. The sheriff's office opened a child-care center on the Falkenburg jail site. This project was nine years coming to fruition. They did a great job. It was, and is, a beautiful center. They filled it with top-of-the-line furniture, toys and supplies. They hired a company to run the center, which was to benefit sheriff's employees. ...more

August 3, 2009

A dozen people have been arrested, and 33 pounds of heroin worth $30 million and stuffed inside Build-A-Bear toys has been seized in a drug bust in the Bronx. ...more

July 4, 2009

The Kidapalooza Winter event at Southtown Shopping Center in South Tampa collected more than 100 toys for the Child Abuse Council. The Dec. 14 event was hosted by Divine Events, a social and educational resource for moms in Tampa, founded in April. Entertainment, music and food kept children busy while parents and family members finished holiday shopping. ...more

January 7, 2009

Deputy Michelle Branscomb has organized the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office's District III toy drive for 13 years. And on Dec. 20 she was able to give toys to 310 children, many delivered by her personally to their homes. ...more

December 31, 2008

Deputy Michelle Branscomb has organized the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office's District III toy drive for 13 years. And on Dec. 20 she was able to give toys to 310 children, many delivered by her personally to their homes. ...more

December 31, 2008

Officials at Farmworkers Self-Help Inc. distributed toys and food baskets Wednesday to about 320 families served by the Tommytown-based agency. ...more

December 25, 2008

Alya Schwieterman, 2, opens one of the gifts. ...more

December 24, 2008

Can't wait for Santa to arrive? Check out this Web site that tracks his every move as he flies around the globe delivering toys to boys and girls. ...more

December 24, 2008