Like her tiny students, Hillary Koontz, 22, started school three months ago for the first time. And, like them, the new teacher had some adjustments to make. ...more

November 12, 2008

Nine-year-old Dayron Fernandez was like a kid with a new toy Monday, skipping from one playground apparatus to the next at Al Lopez Park. Actually, he was a kid with a new toy. ...more

November 11, 2008

Kick off those loafers and slip into some hiking boots for a leisurely stroll through a sea of gold, yellow and lavender wildflowers blanketing a nature preserve near you. ...more

November 10, 2008

Things To Do is a list of some interesting upcoming events. Today Go To The County Fair ...more

November 5, 2008

6:45 p.m.: The Balm Civic Center had about 15 cars in the lot before polls closed. Precinct clerk John Bailiff, a 10-year veteran of the election office, says it's been much busier than normal. ...more

November 4, 2008

The Elegant Gardeners Club of Sun City Center will hold a two-part Herb Expo on Friday in the Atrium Building's Florida Room, 955 North Course Lane. ...more

October 22, 2008

You could tell something out of the ordinary was going on by the Sun Point Shopping Center parking lot, which was overflowing with cars. The onslaught of cars and people was because the new Big Lots officially opened at 9 a.m. Friday at 3048 College Ave. E. ...more

October 16, 2008

Whitney National Bank is suing the developers of the 2,800-home Sunshine Village subdivision in Wimauma, claiming they reneged on a $25 million note. ...more

October 15, 2008

Nearly New, a second-hand store, has literally thousands of used items for sale: clothes, jewelry, sports equipment, records, furniture and pretty much anything for in or around the house. ...more

October 15, 2008

Four men tried removing palmetto berries from a state park in Wimauma on Wednesday morning, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

September 25, 2008