As a South Shore resident and community journalist, I was so pleased to see the large crowd that turned out for the VFW's annual Veterans Day parade. Having covered the event six times since I came to the area, I felt interest had begun to wane in recent years, and that saddened me. ...more

November 25, 2009

Veterans Day festivities will last well into the weekend in South Shore. ...more

November 11, 2009

6:15-6:30 a.m.: Seen by a passerby on 15th Street SE just north of 21st Avenue SE, walking north ...more

March 14, 2009

Crime Report This is a partial list of crimes reported Dec. 25-31 to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Questions should be directed to the sheriff's office at (813) 247-0455. ...more

January 14, 2009

The southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 41 have reopened at 19th Avenue NE in Ruskin, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

December 29, 2008

Police said three or four suspects broke into a home on the 2700 block of 19th Avenue East at about 2:55 a.m. today and started shooting. A 50-year-old Tampa man remains hospitalized after being shot in his bedroom. ...more

December 12, 2008

TAMPA - A 50-year-old Tampa man remains hospitalized after being shot in his bedroom. Police said three or four suspects broke into a home on the 2700 block of 19th Avenue E. at about 2:55 a.m. today and started shooting. A man, whose name is not being released by The Tampa Tribune because his assailants have not been apprehended, was shot once in the chest. ...more

December 12, 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

Taxpayers didn't purchase conservation lands all across Hillsborough County only to have developers access subdivisions through the middle of them, South Shore residents told a county official last week. ...more

November 26, 2008

Two women were arrested on prostitution charges at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino and a man police said is HIV positive was arrested on a prostitution charge on Nebraska Avenue this morning. ...more

November 23, 2008