Organizers of the HIS Storehouse Outreach and Thrift Center's annual Back 2 School Festival are looking forward to a sequel. ...more

August 5, 2009

The Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef are competing with 26 other natural landmarks in the final phase of a global poll to choose the "New 7 Wonders of Nature," organizers said Tuesday. The Amazon rain forest, the Dead Sea, Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and Ecuador's Galapagos Islands are also among the finalists, according to New 7 Wonders, led by Swiss adventurer Bernard Weber. People can vote by Internet or phone. The winners will be announced in 2011 and share in the glory already enjoyed by the seven man-made wonders chosen two years ago. More than 1 billion people are expected to vote, Weber said. "This campaign should contribute to the appreciation - to the knowledge - of our environment," he said. "If we or our children want to save anything, we should first appreciate it." ...more

July 22, 2009

Scheduling for Heartland Idol will be discussed Tuesday at the Sebring City Council meeting. ...more

June 15, 2009

Sunday is World Blood Donor Day, and this year organizers want to raise the profile of the most important part of the lifesaving operation: volunteers. ...more

June 13, 2009

Tennis players who can't get enough of the game have another chance to take on some competition. ...more

June 6, 2009

The United States Tennis Association and the Florida Tennis Cup are gearing up for a new round of one-day recreational tennis tournaments for adults across the state. ...more

June 5, 2009

As older residents watch their pensions shrink during the recession, some might be looking for work. ...more

May 16, 2009

Some 2,300 volunteers fanned out across the region April 18 to participate in this year's Great American Cleanup. ...more

April 29, 2009

Justice was served Thursday at the Krispy Kreme doughnut shop on Kennedy Boulevard. The Tampa Police Department horse nosed his way through the drive-through at least twice for an apple-cinnamon-filled doughnut to help kick off the department's annual fundraiser for the Special Olympics. ...more

April 24, 2009

A modern-day tea party protest will take place today in the heart of downtown. No one will bust open crates of Earl Grey and toss it into the already tea-colored bay, but a slate of speakers will decry the federal stimulus packages. ...more

April 15, 2009