A grieving husband finds comfort in returning to the work he and his deceased wife used to do to help the hungry. ...more

January 16, 2009

There has been a major shakeup at the top of IMG Academies, the world class sports training facility where four executives were fired or encouraged to resign in the last few weeks. ...more

January 13, 2009

A group once known as the Gleaners of Hillsborough County is regrouping, and in the process it is seeking volunteers ready to pick tomatoes, grapefruit, strawberries or whatever else is in season to supplement food banks and church organizations. ...more

November 26, 2008

A woman who won a settlement against a Plant City-based farm over pesticide use this year is testifying against the company in a related probe in North Carolina. ...more

September 11, 2008

That piece of fruit or vegetable you're grabbing at the supermarket may be pretty and shiny, but don't let that fool you. Powerful poisons are sprayed on it and tons of other fruit. That poison usually dissipates to safe levels by the time it gets to your hands, but not so always for the hands that pick it in the fields. ...more

August 4, 2008

Workers in tomato fields, brightly colored fish and intricate seashells are among the student artwork chosen to grace a set of note cards being sold as a fundraiser for the Friends of SouthShore Library. ...more

December 15, 2007

For years, 30th Street Southeast has been a two-lane shortcut of little more than a mile through tomato fields, stretching north from the College Avenue spot where Sun City Center drifts into Ruskin to connect to 19th Avenue. ...more

December 5, 2007