A Belle Glade reverend was arrested in Brandon this morning on a warrant accusing him of trying to molest underage athletes. ...more

April 15, 2009

It took me a while to find the column. I read it and then looked at the date. It had happened on March 27, 1991, exactly 18 years ago. ...more

March 27, 2009

It's a taboo topic in religious circles. Although Florida ranks fourth in the nation for people living with HIV or AIDS, "you wouldn't know it in the church community," said the Rev. James Favorite, pastor of Beulah Baptist Institutional Church in Tampa. ...more

March 25, 2009

More than 200 members of Hyde Park United Methodist Church participated in the 2009 Gasparilla Distance Classic on Feb. 28, running, walking, strolling and cheering. ...more

March 11, 2009

TAMPA - More than 200 members of Hyde Park United Methodist Church participated in the 2009 Gasparilla Distance Classic on Feb. 28, running, walking, strolling and cheering. ...more

March 6, 2009

Mourners arrive in droves to pay respects at officer's funeral. ...more

February 26, 2009

Hundreds of people from miles around gathered on Wednesday to mourn the death of a sheriff's captain. ...more

February 25, 2009

The third Sunday in January, known as "King Sunday" in Atlanta after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., easily could've been called "Obama Sunday" this year. ...more

January 18, 2009

"Up in the Old Hotel," by Joseph Mitchell (Vintage, $16.95) ...more

November 30, 2008

People waving political signs outside Progress Village Park on Election Day said race fueled their fervor to support Barack Obama. But now, with the election frenzy behind them and the country's first black president poised to assume command in January, they want to focus on unity and change for people of all races. ...more

November 12, 2008