Some high school students think it's great fun to spend months building decorations and then transforming their schools into a Paris night or a jungle for the homecoming dance. Others, not so much. ...more

November 6, 2008

Replacing ritzy homecoming and prom ballrooms with the school cafeteria could be a hard sell for those who have never tried it. ...more

November 1, 2008

Replacing ritzy homecoming and prom ballrooms with the school cafeteria could be a hard sell for those who have never tried it. Student government leaders from Hillsborough County's 25 high schools meet Thursday morning to talk about that option. Planning for 2009-10 begins now, so it's decision time. ...more

October 31, 2008

In the midst of an economic crisis, Brandon High keeps doing what is has done for decades - put on a big show for Homecoming at a low price. Brandon High Homecoming: Big Show On A Budget ...more

October 17, 2008

It was something not seen in Baghdad since before the 2003 invasion - people publicly welcoming a new year with singing, dancing and alcohol-fueled revelry. ...more

January 1, 2008

BELLEAIR - Residents received their first look Wednesday night at ambitious plans to restore the once-threatened Belleview Biltmore Resort and Spa to its former grandeur, a $100 million project aimed at preserving the 110-year-old landmark and its Victorian charm. The restoration plan, presented to more than 100 people at a Belleair Town Commission meeting, calls for replacing the pagodalike entrance a former Biltmore owner added in the 1990s and relocating the spa. Also proposed were new ballrooms and banquet facilities, several more restaurants and retail shops. ...more

September 19, 2007

The grand old lady of the beach is gone. The Clearwater Beach Hotel, which opened as a boardinghouse in 1921, was demolished two years ago to make room for the future. ...more

September 16, 2007

The luxurious Sandpearl Report, sculpted on the footprint of the old Clearwater Beach Hotel, features many vestiges to its predecessor. ...more

September 14, 2007