A luncheonette selling hotdogs, charbroiled burgers, pizza, tacos and more than 40 flavors of Italian ices is opening at 117 S. Hyde Park Ave., next to The Retreat bar. ...more

August 5, 2009

From club events and church picnics to family reunions and pool parties, summer events mean business for restaurants and cafes that offer catering. ...more

March 25, 2009

11 a.m.: There are no lines of voters going into the Fair Oaks Recreation Center on 34th Street just south of Hillsborough Avenue. There are no lines either at the Pictureman Catering lunch bus parked across the street. ...more

November 4, 2008

For 28 years, we have been the closest friends, nurturing each other, being in contact several times daily. I respected her endurance. She was made of strong stuff and suffered my ministrations. Through the years, I always listened for sounds of distress. She was a constant in my life, available, dependable. Like a soul mate, she fed my hungers and slaked my thirsts. ...more

October 15, 2008

In the early 1930s, mealtime at the Children's Home was most often a hectic event. The Children's Home was Tampa's orphanage on Florida Avenue. It is where I grew up, from 1926, when I was an infant, to 1943 when I was 18 and joined the U.S. Navy during World War II. ...more

September 7, 2008

Aux. Burgers from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Texas Hold'em at 2 p.m. The Post is located at 1490 U.S. 27 N. Effective immediately, all military service organizations nationwide may now present their valid cards to enter Post 25 as a welcomed guest. For more information, call 465-0975. ...more

July 11, 2008

SEBRING – Donnie Strickland, manager at Sweetbay Supermarket, was prepared for a deluge of Independence Day shoppers like Deb Johnson and Bernie Veenkant, of Sebring, who were loading up a cart Thursday. ...more

July 4, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Lake Como Family Nudist Resort has opened its new RV and mobile home park, South Grove Village, the product of a four-year redevelopment project. To showcase the park, Lake Como will have a free open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. ...more

February 7, 2008

EDITOR'S NOTE: This occasional series spotlights the heads of local charities and civic organizations. This week's column features Joyce Jordan, president/founder of Unity in the Community. The organization's telephone number is (813) 752-1275. ...more

October 10, 2007