Turning the waiting area for sex crime victims and their families into a warm living room was the aim of the GFWC Tampa Junior Woman's Club. ...more

May 5, 2008

Ghelder Arriaga wants to make reading fun for kids. That's his job. This year, Arriaga joined the New Port Richey Library as its youth services librarian. ...more

May 4, 2008

Turning the waiting room for sex crime victims and their families into a warm living room was the aim of the GFWC Tampa Junior Woman's Club. ...more

May 3, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist said Friday he likely will sign the state song bill, which would wipe clean slavery references from the old "Swanee River" - a song that has been on Florida's books since 1935 - and simultaneously adopt a new, upbeat tune to represent the Sunshine State. ...more

May 3, 2008

Kim Wirick will sign copies of her book, "The Boy with Magic Ears," from 2 to 4 p.m. March 1 at the South Shore Gallery, 447 Apollo Beach Blvd., Apollo Beach. ...more

February 16, 2008

University of Minnesota's Extension Service developed the course "Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate?" It's a guide for meaningfully passing on personal belongings. Becky Rousch teaches it locally to members of Lifetime Learners Institute at SFCC. All sorts of information on the subject can also be obtained at http://www.yellowpieplate.umn.edu. The Web site and the course improve the decision-making process of who gets what. Practical advice is given on how to begin communication with family members to help ascertain what "things" they may be interested in acquiring when an elder passes. Knowing which items are of interest to individual family members and why they mean something to them can help when distributing personal property, thus, making the transfer of ownership more meaningful for all concerned. ...more

February 15, 2008

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVERS EARNED DEGREES: St. Andrew's United Methodist Church announced the following members have earned degrees: ...more

January 26, 2008

CLEARWATER - A man and his wife were arrested this morning at their waterfront home on charges they stole more than $7 million as part of a scheme involving a title company, authorities said. ...more

January 22, 2008

When is a bookstore worth a tourist's time? When it is more than a place to buy books. ...more

January 18, 2008

Merrill Lynch & Co. on Thursday recorded its biggest quarterly loss since being founded 94 years ago after the world's largest brokerage took almost $15 billion worth of write-downs from bad subprime mortgage bets. ...more

January 18, 2008