Don't know what to do next weekend? Why not take a hike. June 6 is the American Hiking Society's National Trails Day. Enthusiasts want youth and adults to head outside and explore local natural surroundings. The annual event has taken place since 1993. ...more

May 30, 2009

I read with interest the Tribune's Feb. 22 article regarding closure of the Smithfield Foods facility in Plant City. Like many communities across this great county, Plant City has had to cope with unprecedented challenges to our local, state, national and global economies. Our budgets are stressed by declining depository interest rates and rising operating expenses. We see our neighborhoods negatively impacted by the foreclosure crisis. We feel the pain when layoffs are announced. ...more

February 25, 2009

Spencer Duhm says he has a tendency to obsess on things sometimes. For much of his childhood and teen years, for example, he was a "serious, hard-core fan" of the Florida State University Seminoles. ...more

February 12, 2009

With the economy in a slump, more and more people are finding it difficult to make ends meet. The problem can be particularly prevalent in families where there are major medical expenses. ...more

December 17, 2008

With the deed to the property in hand, the all-volunteer board of directors of the Brandon Community Advantage Center is moving ahead with final engineering and design plans for the first phase of the community's new civic center. ...more

November 5, 2008

Call it the purpose-driven movie. And if it does one-tenth as well as Rick Warren's wildly successful "Purpose Driven Life" book, then "Fireproof" could earn a footnote in cinematic history. ...more

September 27, 2008

Obviously, despite being a lifelong resident of the Tampa Bay area, Mayor Pam Iorio still has no clue how we do things around here. ...more

August 5, 2008

You're probably aware that New York is the most populated city in America, and there's a good chance you know that Los Angeles is No. 2 and Chicago is No. 3. But what city is the 12th largest? You might be surprised to learn that it is Jacksonville, with more than 800,000 folks living there in 2007, according to just-released figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. ...more

July 15, 2008

QUARTERLY MEETING: The Greater Tampa Bay Trigeminal Neuralgia and Facial Pain Support Group will hold its quarterly meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, 1395 S. Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs. For information on the group, visit www.endthepain.org. For information on the meeting, call (813) 949-2879 or send an e-mail to Bubbman@aol.com or reg1@tampabay.rr.com. ...more

November 30, 2007

The 2007 Greater Tampa Bay Luxury Home Tour continues today and Friday through Oct. 14. ...more

October 7, 2007