A program that encourages redevelopment of the community west of the University of the South Florida will come to a crossroads in October. ...more

November 21, 2007

With hundreds of families clamoring for a spot in the school next year, Terrace Community Middle has no problem filling its seats. ...more

November 21, 2007

"Separate but equal" faded as a guiding principle in public education after a U.S. Supreme Court decision five decades ago that forced racial integration. ...more

November 14, 2007

LARGO - "Separate but equal" faded as a guiding principle in public education after a U.S. Supreme Court decision five decades ago that forced racial integration. But the idea, if not the phrase, is making a comeback in a proposal that would steer Pinellas County students to schools in their own neighborhoods – neighborhoods that remain clearly divided by race. ...more

November 12, 2007

A silver megaphone honoring the heroism of volunteer firefighters in Ybor City in 1889 sat on Joe N. Perez's mantel for a dozen years. ...more

November 2, 2007

TAMPA - "Old Number One" is ready for visitors again. A city fire station built in 1911 that served residents for decades has been reborn for a new task: housing a firefighting museum, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

November 1, 2007

Boyz 2 Men Barbershop is a cut above other barbershops. Online voters named the Sulphur Springs business the best in the land, deserving of the Ford F-150 fifth annual Hoodie Award for best barbershop. Owners Edward and Teneca Williams picked up their trophy at a ceremony Oct. 20 in Las Vegas. ...more

November 1, 2007

Tampa Museum of Art officials would like to stay downtown while their new building is under construction. ...more

November 1, 2007

Boyz 2 Men Barbershop is a cut above other barbershops. Online voters named it the best in the land, deserving of the Ford F-150 fifth annual Hoodie Award for best barbershop. Owners Edward and Teneca Williams picked up their trophy at a ceremony Oct. 20 in Las Vegas. ...more

October 31, 2007

PUNTA GORDA - An act of peace turned sour Thursday when a Scott Street man rehung a noose beneath the faded Confederate flag in his yard. The flag and noose had been a fixture in Michael Whiteaker's yard for about three years, until a black neighbor persuaded him to take the noose down last week. ...more

October 26, 2007