About 3,000 patrons and food lovers braved the weather to attend Saturday's Fiesta Day in Ybor City before organizers closed down the event four hours early. ...more

February 24, 2008

A 3.1-mile footrace that lets runners scamper through woods, around ponds and behind homes is returning to Carrollwood Village. ...more

February 23, 2008

A 3.1-mile foot race that lets runners scamper through woods, around ponds and behind homes is returning to Carrollwood Village. ...more

February 23, 2008

Twenty-seven people hit the streets Saturday, clearing more than 1,000 pounds of trash from Gunn Highway. ...more

February 13, 2008

The forecast of lightning, heavy rain, hail and a tornado watch brought the Children's Gasparilla Parade to an abrupt halt late Saturday afternoon. At most, 25 of 150 floats and marching groups moved down the Bayshore Boulevard route before the parade was canceled. ...more

January 20, 2008

The Friends of the Little Manatee River State Park, a nonprofit organization, will hold two events this weekend to raise money for maintenance and improvements at the park off U.S. 301. ...more

January 9, 2008

Most of our experiences with trains involve being stopped at crossing gates on State Road 60 between Tampa and Brandon, or along other east Hillsborough County roads, usually during rush hour and often accompanied by a spike in our blood pressure because of the delay. ...more

December 26, 2007

In its second season, the Broadway Art Project in Dunedin's Douglas Village has been redesigned to resemble similar street parties in cities like Safety Harbor and Gulfport. ...more

December 15, 2007

SEBRING –– When it comes to donating time and money for a good cause, the folks in the Heartland always rise to the occasion. That was the case with Saturday's 16th annual Brad Doty Memorial Children's' Golf Classic at Sebring Golf Club. The one-day, 18-hole, four-person scramble event attracted a field of 106 golfers, and the talented foursome of Alan Price, Floyd Osborne, Gary Williams and Ennis Caldwell finished first in the Championship Flight after shooting a 20-under-par score of 52, which included a team handicap. The awesome team of Pat Dell, Lars Bylund, AJ Balding and Mike Lamp also shot 20-under, but lost the match of cards to place second. The tournament raised more than $14,000, and the proceeds will go to buy Christmas gifts for needy children and families in Highlands County. ...more

December 11, 2007

AVON PARK –– Sheila Chiarandini found a great way to cap off an outstanding year of golf. Chiarandini made a par on the first hole of a playoff to edge Bonnie Lennox to win the Highlands County Women's Amateur on Sunday at Highlands Ridge North. During the course of the year, Chiarandini won the Highlands Ridge Ladies Golf Association match-play event, the women's club championship, her club championship in Canada, as well as a senior district tournament. "This win means an awful lot," Chiarandini said. "This ends my perfect year of golf. "I wasn't even going to sign up to play in the tournament, but Melissa Doorlag talked me into it. "I'm glad she did." ...more

December 10, 2007