District 5 county Commissioner Jack Mariano faces fellow Republican Rich Jenkins in the Aug. 26 primary. The winner will face off with Democrat Ginny Miller in November. ...more

August 15, 2008

Who knew that kiddie flag football could become big business? I9 Sports, a Brandon youth sports company dreamed up by a 39-year-old sports fanatic, has grown to 115 franchises in 28 states. On Saturdays, from Florida to Hawaii, franchisees erect canopies with the i9 Sports logo on city and church sports fields. They hold flag football, soccer, cheerleading and other contests for thousands of youngsters. ...more

June 25, 2008

The Tampa Convention Center could become the latest publicly owned building that doubles as a billboard for a major corporation. ...more

November 27, 2007

Charlotte Butler-Nelson's home overlooks Cork Prairie, a swath of nearly pristine grasslands off Wallace Branch Road connected to Pemberton Creek, a tributary of Lake Thonotosassa. She says the land is filled with wonderful, natural things that make Florida special. ...more

November 17, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - The cheerleaders were chanting, their feet kicking high in the air. ...more

October 14, 2007