Two campaign videos Pam Bondi posted on the internet Wednesday just after she filed to run for attorney general are drawing fire from her Republican primary opponents. ...more

December 4, 2009

The United Food Bank is still tallying up the figures, but it appears a fundraiser featuring celebrity chef Jon Ashton brought in at least $40,000. ...more

March 4, 2009

The United Food Bank is still tallying up the figures, but it appears a fundraiser featuring celebrity chef Jon Ashton brought in at least $40,000. The venue, the Trinkle center on Hillsborough Community College's Plant City campus, was packed Saturday as Ashton entertained with wit and a cooking demonstration. Ashton, a frequent guest on NBC's "Today" show, also helped auction sports memorabilia. ...more

February 10, 2009

There was a time when the Rogers Park Golf Course was the one place in the city blacks could go for a round of golf or a family picnic. ...more

November 19, 2008

TAMPA With renovations under way at Rogers Park Golf Course, the Tampa Sports Authority has called for a review of a controversial contract that allows the YMCA to use the course in exchange for paying for upgrades. The authority's board of directors voted Monday night to schedule an emergency meeting with community leaders while the Tampa City Council and authority review the contract. The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA plans to renovate the course's former clubhouse for its youth golf program, First Tee of Tampa Bay, a proposal that has raised concerns that the public park will be privatized. ...more

November 18, 2008

Rogers Park holds a unique place in Tampa's history. In the early 1950s, it was the only gathering spot open to blacks for picnics or political rallies. ...more

October 20, 2008

For Habitat for Humanity and the city of St. Petersburg, it is the 100th house they have built together for a deserving family. More importantly, they agreed, it is the first house for Cynthia Ivey and her 15-year-old daughter, Chauncey. ...more

September 3, 2008

The dog days of summer may be here, but by Aug. 1, pigskins will be flying across MacDugal Park. ...more

July 23, 2008

Hillsborough County is providing nearly $1 million in cash and in-kind contributions to help Habitat for Humanity create a compact community for 25 low-income families. ...more

July 9, 2008

Christine Rideout has been patient. After three years on a waiting list, she was approved for a Habitat for Humanity house. She and her 18-year-old daughter Alexandra have put in hours of their own time hammering on other Habitat houses and framing their own. ...more

June 27, 2008