Megan Biretz, 17, never had an easy life. Her single mom struggled to support her while battling cervical cancer, then complications. Family demons - alcoholism, drugs and mental illness - hovered over the household with three adults and one child. Then, in two short days in early March, even that precarious family life vanished. ...more

March 29, 2009

Megan Biretz, 17, never had an easy life. Her single mom struggled to support her while battling cervical cancer, then complications. Family demons — alcoholism, drugs and mental illness — hovered over the household with three adults and one child. Then, in two short days in early March, even that precarious family life vanished. ...more

March 27, 2009

If schools are unable to save their music programs, students will still have an outlet for their love of singing. ...more

March 14, 2009

Worried about their children's health, about two dozen parents appeared before the school board Tuesday demanding a stop to the practice of placing cell phone towers at schools, regardless of the income it provides. ...more

February 11, 2009

Worried over their children's health, about two dozen parents appeared before the school board today demanding a stop to the practice of placing cell phone towers at schools, regardless of the income it provides. ...more

February 10, 2009

Two musicals will give students from second grade through high school a chance to learn about theater by getting on stage this spring. ...more

January 21, 2009

Two musicals will give students from second grade through high school a chance to learn about theater by getting on stage this spring. ...more

January 21, 2009

Independent Day School is holding auditions this weekend for "How to Eat Like a Child" and the student version of "A Chorus Line." The shows are part of the private school's Community School of the Arts, and aspiring actors do not have to attend Independent Day School to participate. ...more

January 8, 2009

So you're thinking it might be nice this year - as we pay more for gas, food and, well, just about everything - to keep it all in perspective by helping others less fortunate. ...more

November 24, 2008

TAMPA So you're thinking it might be nice this year — as we pay more for gas, food and, well, just about everything — to keep it all in perspective by helping others less fortunate. Maybe your heart is set on serving turkey in Metropolitan Ministries' gigantic tent on Florida Avenue. Or, perhaps, you plan to put a spare tire to good use and play Santa for Tampa's parks department. ...more

November 20, 2008