Benjamin is Tari and Jim Carpenter's only child - their "dream" child. ...more

November 11, 2009

A longtime Shriners official from St. Petersburg was recently elected to become the highest-ranking member in the world. ...more

July 22, 2009

Alexis Marie Ashby wanted a teddy bear with flowers or a heart. The 9-year-old patient at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Tampa got a black bear with a red heart sweater and quickly named it Valentine. ...more

July 1, 2009

More than 1,000 people are expected to converge on the Independent International Showmen's Association club to take part in a favorite South Shore tradition. ...more

April 2, 2009

Chuck Mulhern had been traveling to developing countries on medical missions for 14 years, where he'd seen more than his share of misery. But the 4-year-old girl in the orthopedic ward of the Hospital del Nino in Lima, Peru, left a lasting impression. He brought her to the states so she could be fitted with a prosthetic arm and lead a relatively normal life. ...more

April 1, 2009

More than 1,000 people are expected to converge on the Independent International Showmen's Association's club to take part in a favorite South Shore tradition. The Greater River Chamber of Commerce announced Monday it will host its ninth annual Hog Roast & Silent Auction on April 18. ...more

March 31, 2009

The East-West Shrine Game, a college-football all-star bowl that began in 1925, is coming to Tampa's Raymond James Stadium in 2010. ...more

March 17, 2009

Police arrested the chief of staff of Shriners Hospitals for Children, Tampa Unit on a misdemeanor-driving under the influence charge this morning, records show. ...more

February 7, 2009

In the past few months, the Casa del Sol Quilters has produced 225 quilts, all for children at area hospitals. ...more

January 24, 2009

Who needs Rudolph when you have the horsepower of hundreds of motorcycles? ...more

December 13, 2008