Megan Ibison had to be concerned about Hurricane Ike. The Wiregrass Ranch senior cross country runner used to live in the Corpus Christi area and still has fond memories of her life in Texas. ...more

September 27, 2008

Since 1960, hundreds of thousands of University of South Florida students filed into and out of the building known since 1994 as the Marshall Student Center. ...more

September 25, 2008

A stirring mix of laughter and tears filled the concert hall of the Kennedy Center on Tuesday as family, teammates and colleagues celebrated the life of Hall of Fame lineman and longtime NFL union head Gene Upshaw. ...more

September 3, 2008

Players for the Citrus Park All-Stars have been whisked away to Williamsport, Pa., to Olympic-style village housing, to a hometown parade, to the national media spotlight and, finally, to Friday's opening-round game at the Little League World Series. ...more

August 14, 2008

The Kumquat Chronicles continue. In my July 23 column, I featured a letter from Elaine Bolack of Lutz, who was requesting a kumquat marmalade recipe. ...more

August 6, 2008

The sanctuary at First Baptist Church of Plant City was filled with Gator orange and blue June 27 as family members, friends and classmates said goodbye to a University of Florida student who was fatally injured in a crash. ...more

July 5, 2008

What do you want to be when you grow up? A school shooter. Not the answer you would want from a kindergartner, or anyone for that matter. However, some of our youths are growing up to be exactly that, and a report released by the U.S. Secret Service in 2002 concluded that bullying played a significant role in many school shootings. ...more

June 15, 2008

Here are some of the condolences on TBO.com to the family of strawberry grower Roy Parke, who died last week at age 87. To view the entire guest book, go to PlantCity.tbo.com. ...more

June 14, 2008

Our summer season officially starts this weekend. Yeah, we know. Summer doesn't really start until June 20, but not in our book. ...more

May 20, 2008

Beach cottage decorating gives homes a relaxing feel, a sort of perpetual vacation whether the surf's a block away or a thousand miles. ...more

May 7, 2008