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July 29, 2008

The historical Guida house is back on the radar. The city is hosting a community meeting at 6 p.m. July 15 at the David Barksdale Senior Citizen Center to get input on the future of the long-vacant building. ...more

July 5, 2008

About 40 residents voiced fears about planned cuts to after-school and summer-school programs and staffing during a town hall meeting Thursday at the Westchase Recreation Center. ...more

July 2, 2008

More than 1,200 people, including scores of teenagers from across the state, are in downtown Tampa for the 23rd National Conference on Preventing Crime in the Black Community. ...more

June 21, 2008

More than 1,200 people, including scores of teenagers from across the state, are in downtown Tampa for the 23rd National Conference on Preventing Crime in the Black Community. ...more

June 20, 2008

SEBRING — The city of Sebring will have to make do with $1.7 million less in revenues, but the city nevertheless has budgeted donations to the Children's Museum, Safe House, the Historical Preservation Commission, the Boys and Girls Clubs and the July 4 fireworks celebration. But about those fireworks. City Councilor Margie Rhoades isn't pleased that the Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency has donated $5,000, and she wants the council to withdraw its planned $5,000 gift. "Instead of spending $10,000 on fireworks, I think we should spend more on the Children's Museum and the Boys and Girls Club," said Rhoades, in a budget hearing Wednesday. Another hearing is scheduled June 17. The city is planning to contribute $10,000 to the Children's Museum and $50,000 to the Boys and Girls Club. ...more

June 13, 2008

It's the last day of school and a thunderstorm brews nearby as 11-year-old Jessica Sabogal sums up why she likes the Jackson Springs Recreation Center. ...more

June 11, 2008

TAMPA - It's the last day of school and a thunderstorm brews nearby as 11-year-old Jessica Sabogal sums up why she likes the Jackson Springs Recreation Center. "It feels safe," said the soon-to-be sixth-grader, who participates in the center's free after-school program while under the watchful eye of Hillsborough County employees. But Jessica's parents may have to pay for that care this fall if Hillsborough County commissioners decide to levy a fee to help offset a shrinking county budget. ...more

June 10, 2008

CLEARWATER - One teen is in the hospital tonight and another in custody after a shooting at the Wood Valley Boys & Girls Club, police said. ...more

June 3, 2008

During the Verizon Wireless Draw the Line program May 15, volunteers from The Spring of Tampa Bay taught teenagers at the Jim Walter Interbay Boys & Girls Club about the differences between healthy and unhealthy dating relationships. ...more

May 28, 2008