Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich briefly lived in Tampa while attending college. He enrolled at the University of Tampa in 1975, following his older brother Rob, who was already a student. ...more

December 10, 2008

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich briefly lived in Tampa while attending college. He enrolled at the University of Tampa in 1975, following his older brother Rob, who was already a student. ...more

December 9, 2008

In the past few months, BK Jackson seems to have been everywhere. He released his first smooth jazz CD, opened for legendary vocalist Tony Bennett at the Clearwater Jazz Holiday and performed the national anthem at four sold-out Tampa Bay Rays playoff games. ...more

December 3, 2008

A Tierra Verde woman attending college at the University of Pennsylvania is among 32 people from across the United States to win this year's Rhodes Scholarships. ...more

November 24, 2008

A Tierra Verde woman attending college at the University of Pennsylvania is among 32 people from across the United States to win this year's Rhodes Scholarships. Anthropology student Abigail Seldin, 20, curated an exhibit about Pennsylvania's Lenape Indians, a tribe long thought to have left the state by 1803. ...more

November 23, 2008

A 19-year-old Tampa sophomore attending college in North Carolina has died from what appears to be an accidental head injury, authorities say. Detectives on Wednesday continued to investigate what led to the death of Harrison Kowiak on Monday, said Catawba County Sheriff David Huffman. Kowiak attended Lenoir-Rhyne University, a small Lutheran college in Hickory, N.C. ...more

November 20, 2008

A 19-year-old Tampa sophomore attending college in North Carolina has died from what appears to be an accidental head injury, authorities say. ...more

November 19, 2008

In the past few months, BK Jackson seems to have been everywhere. He released his first smooth jazz CD, opened for legendary vocalist Tony Bennett at the Clearwater Jazz Holiday and performed the national anthem at four sold-out Tampa Bay Rays playoff games. ...more

November 19, 2008

The business is tucked between a fast food giant and an upscale restaurant that closed years ago. ...more

October 27, 2008

It is easy to be cynical. After all, when you reach retirement age as I have, you have experienced disappointment, unfairness and many obstacles that make you forget just how important it is to stay focused and continue to do the right things to make the world a better place for ourselves, our children and our grandchildren. ...more

October 26, 2008