More than 400 LampLighters members and guests enjoyed the 10th annual Luncheon of Light and Fashion Show on April 14 at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay. ...more

May 21, 2008

LAKE PLACID — "This is the way you want to end your career," said Lake Placid girls soccer head coach Liz Sottile after hearing the news of her latest coaching milestone. After leading the Green Dragons to the Class 3A-District 8 runner-up trophy — the first trophy for LP girls soccer under her tutelage — Sottile was named District 8 Coach of the Year by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association. "It's really good to be recognized for doing things the right way," Sottile said. "This has been a great run for me and I've loved my days coaching this team. I'm going to really miss it." ...more

February 17, 2008

For the better part of this season, the Pasco boys basketball team has not had an issue when it comes to posting points. ...more

February 11, 2008

They're Two Of A Kind First, Lauren Danielle Smith was named Miss Congeniality at the Florida Strawberry Festival pageant. Then her identical twin, Kristen Elise Smith, won the queen's crown. "We look so much alike and enjoy the pageantry so much we know that if just one of us makes it, it could have just as easily been the other," Kristen says. plantcity.tbo.com ...more

February 10, 2008

While Gasparilla revelers were donning pirate apparel and imbibing early morning beverages, David DeLong was making laps around them. ...more

February 7, 2008

The directors of Tampa's University Community Hospital on Tuesday symbolically kicked off construction of a long-term acute care facility just off U.S. 41 in this central Pasco County community. ...more

February 6, 2008

Wharton captain and midfielder Matt Montgomery had a hunch all day Tuesday that the Class 5A-Region 2 semifinal match between Wharton (15-5-2) and Freedom (20-6) would come down to whichever team scored the first goal. It took 94 minutes, but Montgomery was right as the senior took a corner kick from Will Hunt and headed in the sudden-death goal in the second overtime. ...more

February 6, 2008

Tampa Electric said Thursday that it has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent, a milestone that took 10 years and $1.2 billion to achieve. ...more

January 25, 2008

Tampa Prep senior Charles Tkatch became the program's all-time leader in wins Saturday at the 24th annual Tony Ippolito Memorial Tournament at Brandon, surpassing Nate Drummond's mark of 114 set in 2003. ...more

January 22, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Gary Anders wiped his brow again and again. He was drained from the overtime win at Land O' Lakes High on Friday night and overwhelmed by the dozens of fans who had spilled down from the stands bearing hugs and handshakes. ...more

January 21, 2008