TAMPA PALMS - When New Tampa's only condemned house was finally demolished in April, the neighbors didn't cheer or toast with champagne. They gathered in a light rain and watched quietly as an excavator tore through eight years of frustration and headaches. Gary Glassman, a member of the city's legal staff, stood under the shelter of a giant oak and watched, too. The case landed on his desk in late 2006, more than two years after Tampa Code Enforcement Director Curtis Lane signed a demolition order. ...more

January 2, 2008

For almost seven decades, the Kiwanis Club of Tampa's annual holiday party has been dispensing cheer and gifts to local children. ...more

December 19, 2007

WHO: Linda Harns CLAIM TO FAME: She has given her time and decorations and Christmas trees from relatives to bring cheer to Gulfside Regional Hospice houses at Lafayette Street and Sunset Bay in west Pasco. ...more

December 16, 2007

George Edmondson really did intend to retire from his second job in 1999. The Tampa resident, who made his primary living in the insurance game, spent 50 years worth of fall Saturdays clad in a yellow shirt and orange-and-blue tie leading thousands of fans in a cheer that hadn't grown old in five decades. ...more

November 23, 2007

Is your house the one neighbors gawk at during the holidays, with endless strings of icicle lights, animated lawn menageries or more elaborate yuletide adornments? Does a friend or neighbor create the Christmas crowd pleaser each year? ...more

November 21, 2007

Sometimes you hear Jennifer Fletcher before you see her. She's the one at Jefferson High football games, a self-described 'sideline coach,' yelling after every play. She yells at the cheerleaders too, encouraging them to get some chants going. ...more

October 10, 2007

CORAL GABLES - Wide receiver Sam Shields was held out against Duke by Coach Randy Shannon.

"It was tough, but I had to deal with my consequences and cheer on who was playing," Shields said.

October 3, 2007