Local volunteer artists whose motto is "sharing our God-given talents" helped brighten the holidays recently for students at the Willis Peters Exceptional Center. ...more

December 22, 2007

Six uniformed deputies in drill instructor hats march down the mile-long driveway. ...more

December 6, 2007

Officials from Coral Gables and Orlando have avoided a potentially ugly fight over the right to the nickname "The City Beautiful." ...more

December 3, 2007

Bringin' Home The Bacon The members of Tampa's Pigilicious BBQ team, whose motto is "Haulin' Pig Butts," were among the hundreds of participants in Plant City's Pig Jam State BBQ Championship, which awarded $15,000 in prizes to the best barbecue teams from across the United States. ...more

November 25, 2007

Sunlake High's Chris Leko expected the misplayed balls. He expected his players to often be out of position. He even expected the multitude of blowout losses. What he never expected were the questions. ...more

November 14, 2007

You don't have to be a Boy Scout to live by the motto "Be prepared." Many American workers learn that lesson each year, as foreign competition, technology and other factors force their companies to shut down or move overseas. People ask, "How am I going to make it?" ...more

November 11, 2007

Keeping it simple and consistent is the philosophy that the owners of First Choice Southern Bar-B-Que use to ensure success. ...more

October 31, 2007

The Newsome High girls soccer team is ready for its close up, so to speak. Despite tremendous success in its early years of existence, Newsome has been able to slip under the radar, perhaps hiding behind the years of success of nearby Bloomingdale. ...more

October 29, 2007

OSPREY – A third-grade teacher at Pine View School is being honored by USA Today with an honorable mention in its 2007 All-USA Teacher Team program. Fran Squires is included in the 2007 team listed in today's edition of the national newspaper. ...more

October 18, 2007

Four musicians with backgrounds of playing in area bands have recently formed Shotgun, a band dedicated to the sounds they love. Shotgun's motto is "A Blast from the Past." ...more

October 3, 2007