Special Olympians from a half-dozen eastern Hillsborough County schools converged on Durant High recently to gauge the success of months of training for this month's regional competition. ...more

March 4, 2009

Deaven Phillips and his brother, Ethan, were greeted by a chorus of young, female voices as they left San Ann Market. ...more

February 14, 2009

POP SINGLES 1. "I Kissed a Girl," Katy Perry 2. "Take a Bow," Rihanna ...more

July 18, 2008

POP SINGLES 1. "I Kissed a Girl," Katy Perry 2. "Lollipop," Lil Wayne featuring Static Major ...more

July 4, 2008

IT'S FUN BEING TRASHY First thought: Has it come to this, people? We're so germ-phobic and lazy that we need automated trash cans? Second thought: Where do I get one of these things? Nine Stars Motion Sensor Trash Cans has a battery-operated infrared sensor that detects movement within 10 inches, triggering the lid to open for you. (For the obsessively compulsive, you get 10,000 openings and closings on one set of batteries. Happy now?) Cost: $39.95 to $99.95, depending on size. Available at www.ninestarsusa.com. ...more

July 2, 2008

POP SINGLES 1. Viva la Vida, Coldplay 2. I Kissed a Girl, Katy Perry ...more

June 27, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration will collect and inspect the Pokemon brand lollipops seized by Polk County authorities last week, deputies say. ...more

February 18, 2008

TAMPA - The Food and Drug Administration will collect and inspect the Pokemon brand lollipops that Polk County authorities rounded up last week, deputies say. ...more

February 18, 2008

Out of 20 more suspect lollipops seized by authorities Thursday, only one appears to have a piece of metal embedded in it, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. ...more

February 15, 2008

LAKELAND - There does not appear to be an epidemic of blade-flavored lollipops in Polk County. ...more

February 14, 2008