Push TECO To Be Greener After nearly three and a half hours of facts, figures, opinions and pleas, Tampa City Council members Charlie Miranda, Gwen Miller, Thomas Scott and Joseph Caetano voted against delaying approval of the 25-year franchise agreement with Tampa Electric Company. The delay would have given all of us time see and hear the changes sought by President-elect Barack Obama pertaining to energy generation and its effect on climate change as well as the effect the fiscal crises might have on jobs and other opportunities in the near future. The delay would have given concerned citizens and groups time to work with the city and TECO to solve the problems pointed out by the 40-plus people present and the hundreds who communicated with council members with letters and e-mails. ...more

December 6, 2008

A binder still sits on Kim Crawford's desk that's filled with what seems like a lifetime ago of memories and life lessons passed down from her former coach at South Florida Community College. ...more

November 16, 2008

Steven Craig Wentworth, of 1712 Comanche Ave., Tampa, was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, fleeing and eluding, resisting arrest without violence and possession of drug paraphernalia. ...more

November 11, 2008

While more are turning to sports to stay fit, they risk serious injury if they don't follow some simple guidelines. ...more

October 23, 2008

Get ready to fill up on some of the best eats in these parts, and help out a charitable cause while you're doing it. ...more

October 22, 2008

Friday morning, Rays fans awoke to a new reality. "We ... lost?" said Mike Zalewski of Seminole. "Are you kidding? I couldn't stay up because I had to get up early for work. ...more

October 18, 2008

His now-famous sports bar won't open for another four hours, but Mark Ferguson is operating at full speed. ...more

October 18, 2008

Ferg's Sports Bar and Grill, at 1320 Central Ave., is party central for the Tampa Bay Rays baseball games, played across the street at Tropicana Field. ...more

October 17, 2008

Girls and boys in grades three through 12 are participating in organized sports activities like never before. But disparities exist, based on economics, race, gender and community size. ...more

October 10, 2008

Girls who live in urban areas participate in sports at lower rates than urban boys or suburban girls, says a new report from the Women's Sports Foundation. ...more

October 10, 2008