Breaking tradition and the confines of shopping center parking lots, next month's Taste of New Tampa will be held in the community's largest public park. ...more

February 13, 2008

Breaking tradition and the confines of shopping center parking lots, next month's Taste of New Tampa will be held in the expanse of the community's largest public park. ...more

February 9, 2008

Breaking tradition and the confines of shopping center parking lots, next month's Taste of New Tampa will be held in the expanse of the community's largest public park. The 15th annual event will be from 1 to 4 p.m. March 30 at the 40-acre New Tampa Community Park, next to the Freedom High/Liberty Middle schools campus on Commerce Park Drive. In November, the New Tampa Community Council was invited to hold the food fest at Tampa Palms Professional Center, across the street from the park. ...more

February 7, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Over the past several years, street fights between young women in the Highway Park district became so common that the neighborhood's residents knew something had to be done. "Fistfights were a major problem," said coordinator Felecia Samuels about the southern Lake Placid district. "Things were becoming more violent. There wasn't a day that went by where you didn't hear about women fighting in the street." To deal with the female-on-female violence, the Highway Park Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement District Council decided to come up with a "Young Sisters in Unity" group, which it passed along to residents. ...more

December 16, 2007

Local artists displayed their works throughout the South Shore area Oct. 14 in the South Shore Arts Council's second Arts Frolic. ...more

November 8, 2007

It has long been the aim of the Temple Terrace Arts Council to provide venues and volunteers to promote the arts. ...more

November 7, 2007

It has long been the aim of the Temple Terrace Arts Council to provide venues and volunteers to promote the arts. ...more

November 7, 2007

SEBRING — New blood can often shake up an organization, with fresh ideas, enthusiasm and willingness to serve. Newly elected S.A.L.T. Council President Nicole Montoya-Bragg was informed over the telephone of her nomination. She accepted the challenge. That set the tone for the rest of the meeting. The Highlands County Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.) Council elected new officers Friday at its regularly scheduled meeting held at the Highlands County Sheriff's Office Community Service Center in the Lakeshore Mall. ...more

October 13, 2007

The hiring of an art consultant for this growing condominium community was so highly anticipated, City Councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena sat front and center at the Channel District Council's recent meeting. ...more

September 26, 2007