A European-style deli and market is opening in the space formerly occupied by Lucky Dill Deli in downtown Tampa. ...more

December 23, 2008

Metropolitan Ministries says there will be children without anything under the tree this year if donations to the group don't increase quickly. ...more

December 20, 2008

Get a flu shot for the price of two nonperishable food items — more if you're feeling generous — Dec. 15 through 20 at Bayfront Convenient Care Clinics in Pinellas County. The offer is open to ages 2 and older, and the food goes to the St. Petersburg Free Clinic. ...more

December 5, 2008

Throngs of churchgoers dismissed early today from services will shop en masse for groceries to stock the shelves of local food banks. ...more

November 23, 2008

In a sign that it is getting tougher to survive, middle class and larger families are now turning to faith-based charitable group the Shepherd Center for emergency allotments of food. ...more

November 15, 2008

Students at Independent Day School use food to learn a lesson in science. Third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students were given food items to represent parts of the cell structure. The hands-on project was designed to give students an idea of how human cells look. ...more

November 5, 2008

More than 100 students showed up at Wiregrass High School on Tuesday night to watch the presidential debate and talk politics. ...more

October 12, 2008

Since opening a volunteer-run food assistance center in April, Cypress Point Community Church has served more than 300 people. ...more

August 27, 2008

It seems like a simple concept: Let people shop for their groceries. But it's a new one at Metropolitan Ministries. And clients love it. ...more

February 14, 2008

TAMPA - Metropolitan Ministries today began a new way of providing food for the needy – they come in and "shop" for it. ...more

February 13, 2008