Perhaps in response to the current tough economic times, more clubs and individuals are contributing to the Sun City Center Community Association's hardship fund, according to the board of directors. ...more

December 9, 2009

I am not given to writing letters to the editor but have felt compelled with a sense of urgency to respond to the accusations put forward recently by one of our Spring Lakes residents. Having served a little over nine years on the SLID board, my background is quite deep and I can without hesitation say that the current commissioners are not and do not intend to do anything that would be out of line financially or authoritatively on their watch. This is for the most part a thankless job and not a member of the board over the years as far as I know has ever undertook the job of soliciting votes to serve the Spring Lake Community for financial gain. If anything, there are times when I know a board member has requested themselves from voting on an issue that might have questionable ramifications. ...more

December 6, 2009

Mary Strenth was named The Salvation Army Volunteer of the Year and received a plaque, but she was quick to share the credit with her husband, Robert. ...more

March 30, 2009

Corey Neil and his wife, April, a speech language pathologist at Tampa General Hospital, recently brought dozens of gifts and gift cards to the Childlife Therapy program at the hospital. The Neils donated the gifts on behalf of The L.V. Thompson Family Foundation, for which Corey Neil serves as a member of the board of directors. ...more

March 25, 2009

Fifteen-year-old Tyler Denny served orange juice to those who patiently waited in a long line that snaked out the door of the Florida Room during the first Sun City Center Holiday Walk. ...more

December 24, 2008

The board of the Skye Loch Villas Home Owners Association thanks Dunedin city officials and Pinellas sheriff's deputies for aiding improvements to the community. ...more

December 20, 2008

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, unexpectedly announced Friday that its chief executive will retire in February and be replaced by the head of its international division. ...more

November 22, 2008

Lowry Park Zoo leaders agreed today that the zoo's animals belong to Tampa and that a full accounting of the animals will be made to the city on a regular basis. ...more

September 19, 2008

In at least two local races, there is much riding on the votes earned by those who won't progress to the general election. ...more

August 28, 2008

At 16 years on the Hillsborough County School Board, Carol Kurdell is the board's longest-serving member. ...more

August 7, 2008