Awarding scholarships to budding artists has been a trademark of the East Hillsborough Art Guild. Now the nonprofit organization is providing 10 talented teens with free painting classes taught by a celebrated Plant City artist. ...more

June 22, 2009

With the economy floundering, some businesses struggle to keep their doors open, let alone expand. Bucking a trend to stall further growth, Sherwin-Williams recently opened a new retail store at 712 U.S. 41 N., its first in the community. ...more

March 18, 2009

Marion Noel has Lake Jackson in her living room. No, you can't actually step into the lake from her living room, but it sure seems like you could. ...more

January 12, 2009

A quarter of the world's wild mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to a comprehensive global survey released here Monday. ...more

October 7, 2008

A local company has agreed to pay $16,500 in fines stemming from a flash fire in June that gave a worker burns on 30 percent of his body. ...more

January 23, 2008

Joyce Carlson, a Disney artist who helped create the idyllic universe of singing children at "It's a Small World" rides across the globe, died at home. She was 84. ...more

January 5, 2008

ORLANDO - Joyce Carlson, a Disney artist who helped create the idyllic universe of singing children at "It's a Small World" rides across the globe, died at home. She was 84. ...more

January 4, 2008

A local company faces more than $139,000 in fines because of a flash fire in June that badly burned an employee. ...more

January 4, 2008

North Pinellas residents will have a couple of Saturday opportunities to legally dispose of hazardous waste earlier next year. ...more

December 13, 2007

Regarding "Lead Fears Dampen Holiday Cheer" (front page, Dec. 9): The specter of this mostly media-manufactured crisis of lead paint and the resulting lack of toys for poor children would be comical if not tragic. We are so deep in it now; however, there may be no escape from the psychosis. No action figures for Tiny Tim this year. ...more

December 12, 2007