Almost one month and 55 pictures after announcing our pet costume contest, the Northwest News & Tribune has selected the overall winner. ...more

October 29, 2007

When Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader and R2-D2 are strolling down Seventh Avenue and pass a guy dressed as the pope who is walking with a red devil, it can only mean one thing: ...more

October 28, 2007

Riverview High School will become a spooky place Saturday, when children will come in their Halloween finest to trick or treat in a safe and welcoming environment. ...more

October 24, 2007

Friday Judaism 101 'Jewtopia,' the comedy that goes where no gentile has gone before, plays Friday through Nov. 11 in Jaeb Theater at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place. ...more

October 24, 2007

Riverview High School will become a spooky place Saturday, when children will come in their Halloween finest to trick or treat in a safe and welcoming environment. ...more

October 24, 2007

Is your pet furry, fluffy or charismatic? Is Fido fit for a feather boa? Would your felines be hurt without the perfect Halloween outfit? ...more

October 17, 2007

Get Well Cards From The Heart Bud Collins hated seeing his fellow veterans looking lonely or sad at the James A. Haley VA Medical Center. So he and his daughter, Sara Argen, who owns a scrapbooking business, gathered some volunteers and whipped up 500 cards to brighten the injured veterans' days. northeast.tbo.com ...more

October 14, 2007

TAMPA Hundreds of dogs of all shapes and sizes – and their owners - participated Saturday in Stride for Strays, an annual pet walk and fundraiser for the Animal Coalition of Hillsborough County. Wearing full-blown costumes or adorned with colorful bandanas, the dogs walked a mile around Tampa's Al Lopez Park. It was part of the annual pet awareness event that benefited the coalition's spay/neuter clinic. Vendors, including various breed rescue organizations, pet sitters and trainers, and dog apparel designers, converged in the park around 9 a.m. Girl Scouts set up dog watering holes, as other volunteers distributed plastic bags for proper pooper scooper etiquette. The Johnny G. Lyon Band performed and area personality Dick Crippen MC'd the event that also included a pet agility demonstration and a dog costume contest. A golden retriever wearing a "Pirates of the Caribbean" Jack Sparrow costume, complete with braided wig, won "Best Dressed." Teams of walkers also competed to raise the most money and earn the coveted "Golden Bone Award." Traffic was thick and parking in the area was at a premium, with the USF vs. UCF football game set nearby Raymond James Stadium. Some dogs in the park sported green and yellow jerseys in support of the Bulls. ...more

October 13, 2007

Is your pet furry, fluffy or charismatic? Is Fido fit for a feather boa? Would your felines be hurt without the perfect Halloween outfit? ...more

October 13, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - For Anita Becton, her 5-year-old miniature schnauzer, Phoenix, is like her child. ...more

October 13, 2007