Democratic leaders secure the support of Sen. Ben Nelson to provide the 60th and deciding vote for sweeping health care legislation in the Senate, capping a year of struggle and a final burst of deadline bargaining on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. ...more

December 19, 2009

Residents concerned expansion of Plant High will have a further impact on their surrounding neighborhood were unable to convince the city council Thursday night to reject the project, but achieved concessions to reduce privacy and parking problems. ...more

December 11, 2009

People concerned that expansion of Plant High will negatively affect their neighborhood were unable to persuade the city council Thursday night to reject the project but got concessions on privacy and parking problems. ...more

December 11, 2009

Who says catching a Friday night flick with the family has to bust the budget? ...more

November 20, 2009

Art Meets Entertainment is producing a Nov. 21 show featuring lip-syncing to popular tunes. The event, Lip Sync 2009 In the Neighborhood, is a fundraiser for the Plant City Community Development Corp., a not for profit neighborhood improvement organization. The event will be at the John R. Trinkle Community Center at 2206 E. Cherry St., on the local campus of Hillsborough Community College. ...more

November 7, 2009

Pinellas County's mainstay tourism industry appears to be inching toward leading Pinellas out of recession, the county's visitors industry consultant said Wednesday. ...more

October 29, 2009

Pizza chef – and former swimming pool lifeguard and would-be medical imaging technologist – Katy Daniel-Rivera can't hear. Although profoundly deaf since birth, Daniel-Rivera is cooking up a lesson in the success that can be found in being positive, tenacious and dedicated to a dream. ...more

October 24, 2009

New head coach Raheem Morris and former Bucs Mike Alstott and Shelton Quarles are scheduled to interact with the public during Saturday's FanFest at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

June 12, 2009

Carrollwood Players Theatre is seeking some help. The community theater group is hosting a volunteer workshop from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 4335 Gunn Highway. ...more

April 22, 2009

Negotiators for AT&T Inc. and union officials representing 112,500 employees said Friday they expect to bargain into the weekend on five labor contracts that expire tonight. ...more

April 4, 2009