A Lowry Elementary homework assignment had fifth-graders baking cookies for senior citizens, picking up trash on beaches and making goody bags for cancer patients during treatment. ...more

October 15, 2008

Know your risk for breast cancer (and what you can do about it). ...more

October 11, 2008

Members of the Bell Shoals Baptist Church middle school youth group have been furiously poring through dresser drawers, digging around in closets and hunting in corners of garages, hoping to uncover hidden treasures. ...more

October 10, 2008

The fall social season is in full swing with fundraising events benefiting various causes, including: ...more

October 8, 2008

St. Joseph's Hospital has embarked on a five-year contract with Moffitt Cancer Center to conduct specific genetic testing of tumors of individual patients in hopes of developing better cancer treatments. ...more

September 16, 2008

With one of the world's most notable diabetes researchers on her faculty, University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft said Wednesday that she is preparing to raise money to build a USF diabetes hospital. ...more

September 11, 2008

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of South Florida plans an open house to showcase its programs and study groups. ...more

August 27, 2008

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of South Florida will host an open house to showcase its upcoming programs and study groups. ...more

August 27, 2008

Plans for a free festival meant to unify the community west of the University of South Florida are growing, with more exhibitors and entertainers committing to the event. ...more

August 27, 2008

As I kept one eye on the Olympics from Beijing the past couple of days, and another on the approaching tropical storm-hurricane, I couldn't help but recall the titanic 2001 effort by a group led by former Hillsborough Commissioner Ed Turanchik to win the 2012 Olympics for Central Florida. ...more

August 19, 2008