Scott Warren has stepped down as branch executive of the Plant City Family YMCA to take a similar job at a new YMCA branch in Pembroke Pines. ...more

October 21, 2009

They are not your father's Harlem Globetrotters. The game is the same - with long-range shots, fancy ball-handling, timeless gags and, of course, "Sweet Georgia Brown" - but the names have changed. ...more

February 27, 2009

Building Strong Kids, an annual fundraising campaign to make Plant City Family YMCA activities available to local residents who could otherwise not afford them, is under way. ...more

February 11, 2009

The 40th season of the Plant City Recreation & Parks Department/Optimist Youth Basketball Program began last week. This year, 44 teams will hit the courts with a total of 200 games to be played over a two-month schedule. ...more

January 14, 2009

Nearly 30 residents attended a community forum Thursday night to air concerns about a 10-year, rent-free contract that allows the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA to headquarter a youth golf program at Rogers Park Golf Course. ...more

November 15, 2008

Nearly 30 residents attended a community forum Thursday night to air concerns about a 10-year, rent-free contract that allows the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA to headquarter a youth golf program at Rogers Park Golf Course. The East Tampa facility, at 7911 N. Willie Black Drive, is owned by the city and managed by the Tampa Sports Authority. The course, opened in 1952, was the only one open to blacks during segregation. ...more

November 14, 2008

In June, the Florida High School Athletic Association granted Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School acceptance as a temporary member school. ...more

September 22, 2008

It seems there's sometimes an additional event when George Sorensen celebrates a birthday. His family moved from Hudson, N.Y., to Jacksonville when he turned 8. Three years ago, he moved from Jacksonville to Tampa on his 37th birthday. ...more

August 6, 2008