At a tumultuous meeting of anti-Vietnam War militants at the Chicago Coliseum in 1969, Bill Ayers helped found the radical Weathermen, launching a campaign of bombings that would target the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol. ...more

October 4, 2008

Michol Spencer Hurst, a junior at Plant City High School, attended the 2008 Global Leadership Summit, sponsored by LeadAmerica, at American University in Washington, D.C., and Fordham University, New York City. The event is a college-accredited invitational leadership program for academically talented and promising young leaders from around the world. ...more

September 24, 2008

The new high school under construction near Interstate 4 and McIntosh Road will relieve crowding at Plant City and Durant high schools, Superintendent MaryEllen Elia said last week. ...more

June 9, 2008

The Tampa Audubon Society and the Tampa Audubon Photo Club will hold a joint meeting and covered-dish luncheon May 17. ...more

May 10, 2008

The Tampa Bay area may or may not be in a recession, but overall, it's in better shape than the country as a whole, experts told local business owners Tuesday. ...more

February 9, 2008

Durant High School's drama department, under the direction of Edward Mason, will present "Pillow Talk" at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in the school's auditorium, 4748 Cougar Path. ...more

February 4, 2008

TAMPA The city's crime statistics are still being finalized, but an early look shows that crime reported within the city limits appears to have dropped for the fifth consecutive year, police and Mayor Pam Iorio said Wednesday. ...more

January 16, 2008

When the University of Wisconsin Badgers enter Raymond James Stadium for their fourth Outback Bowl in Tampa on Tuesday, Sarah and Rachel Elbing, granddaughters of Sun City Center residents Fred and Jeanette Kroog, will march in, too. ...more

December 29, 2007

The Brandon Hospital Auxiliary installed new officers for the 2007-08 year at a luncheon meeting Sept. 13. The installing official was Lucille O'Brien. The new officers are Tim Humberson, president; Lee Novak, first vice president; Margery Olsen, second vice president; M. Chris Prinzivalli, recording secretary; Donna Knotts, corresponding secretary; Joan Daily, treasurer; Joyce Bonham, gift shop treasurer; and Alveda Dietrich, parliamentarian. ...more

October 24, 2007