Monica Dear remembers collecting bottles with her brother while growing up in Hudson as part of a Sunday ritual. They would turn their finds in for cash. Dear laments that children no longer have the same opportunity. "The bottle deposit law got repealed. I'd like to know why." And she probably will. ...more

October 31, 2007

TAMPA Hundreds of dogs of all shapes and sizes – and their owners - participated Saturday in Stride for Strays, an annual pet walk and fundraiser for the Animal Coalition of Hillsborough County. Wearing full-blown costumes or adorned with colorful bandanas, the dogs walked a mile around Tampa's Al Lopez Park. It was part of the annual pet awareness event that benefited the coalition's spay/neuter clinic. Vendors, including various breed rescue organizations, pet sitters and trainers, and dog apparel designers, converged in the park around 9 a.m. Girl Scouts set up dog watering holes, as other volunteers distributed plastic bags for proper pooper scooper etiquette. The Johnny G. Lyon Band performed and area personality Dick Crippen MC'd the event that also included a pet agility demonstration and a dog costume contest. A golden retriever wearing a "Pirates of the Caribbean" Jack Sparrow costume, complete with braided wig, won "Best Dressed." Teams of walkers also competed to raise the most money and earn the coveted "Golden Bone Award." Traffic was thick and parking in the area was at a premium, with the USF vs. UCF football game set nearby Raymond James Stadium. Some dogs in the park sported green and yellow jerseys in support of the Bulls. ...more

October 13, 2007

A Hudson man was arrested Thursday after Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputies found dozens of marijuana plants in his house in the Leisure Beach area. ...more

September 22, 2007

Neighbors in four Tarpon Springs subdivisions close to Howard Park beach are divided about what to do with a dilapidated lighthouse sign at their entrance way. ...more

September 22, 2007

The Food and Drug Administration and Harry and David Operations announced the recall of 1,440 bags of Harry & David Hearthside Soups, Southwestern Chicken Chili Mix. It may contain another chili soup mix that includes a milk ingredient (whey) not listed in the ingredients. ...more

September 14, 2007