It began with a prayer and ended a block away with candles on a sidewalk, the tiny flames twinkling in the breeze. More than 70 Jackson Heights residents gathered Thursday for a vigil in memory of Britney Mills, the 11-year-old girl who died at a city pool on July 9. ...more

July 17, 2009

It doesn't matter if you're a 6-foot-5, 300-pound nose tackle for the Chicago Bears or a 5-foot-4 shelf stocker at Publix. On the hardwood lanes, the playing field is level. ...more

January 30, 2009

It doesn't matter if you're a 6-foot-5, 300-pound nose tackle for the Chicago Bears or a 5-foot-4 shelf stocker at Publix. On the hardwood lanes, the playing field is level. ...more

January 29, 2009

Call it one big praise party. The 10th anniversary Super Bowl Gospel Celebration comes to the University of South Florida Sun Dome at 7:30 p.m. Friday, with a fast-paced, high-energy show that combines God, gridiron and Grammy-award winning singers. ...more

January 28, 2009

Alex Torres has gotten to use at home some of what he has learned in his cooking class. ...more

January 28, 2009

Call it one big praise party. The 10th anniversary Super Bowl Gospel Celebration comes to the University of South Florida Sun Dome at 7:30 p.m. Friday, with a fast-paced, high-energy show that combines God, gridiron and Grammy-award winning singers. ...more

January 27, 2009

It's prudent to recycle stuff such as plastic bags and bottles, newspapers and aluminum cans. It's good for the environment. ...more

January 23, 2009

It's prudent to recycle stuff like plastic bags and bottles, newspapers and aluminum cans. It's good for the environment. ...more

January 22, 2009

Two neighborhood recreation centers will expand this year thanks to the Super Bowl. ...more

January 2, 2009

Tickets for the NFL Experience, an interactive fan festival the week leading up to the Super Bowl, go on sale Wednesday. The NFL Experience opens Jan. 24. Events will be in the south parking lot of Raymond James Stadium, site of Super Bowl XLIII on Feb. 1. It will be closed Jan. 26-27, then will reopen until game day. Also, NFLX After Dark opens the festival for adults only from 9 p.m. to midnight Jan. 29. ...more

December 2, 2008