Construction of the New Tampa community center is nearing completion, and it might open in late February. ...more

January 10, 2008

Diana Bloom of Tampa was a newlywed when she lost 40 pounds through Weight Watchers International a decade ago. Now, the mother of preschool-aged twins teaches the strategies that helped her to others who want to shed body baggage. ...more

December 27, 2007

It still will be Sunday before the Bucs know for sure whether quarterback Jeff Garcia can play against the Saints, but the best sign yet that he will came Friday when he returned to practice. ...more

December 1, 2007

Students at two local middle schools are learning to grow strawberries without leaving campus. ...more

November 23, 2007

AVON PARK-Have you been hearing jets flying overhead? Or maybe explosions from afar? ...more

November 8, 2007

Regarding "$750 A Day Twinkie Monitor" (Metro, Nov. 6): Has anyone given thought to removing the snack bar from the elementary schools? Ice cream, popsicles, cookies, churros, chips, etc. can be purchased by the students daily with no quantity limit. ...more

November 7, 2007

How can two people share a computer and get their own music when they sync an iPod to the same copy of iTunes? ...more

November 5, 2007

Polk County Sheriff's Office dive team members discovered a submerged vehicle that was reported missing in 2005. ...more

October 12, 2007

A new program through the University of South Florida's SeniorNet program, LifeBio.com, has seniors writing about their lives. ...more

October 10, 2007

Presidents don't have indefinite veto power over which records are made public after they've left office, a federal judge ruled on Monday. ...more

October 2, 2007