Bayshore Little League kicked off the 2009 baseball and softball seasons Feb. 21 on the Bayshore Majors Field with 36 teams made up of 450 players. ...more

March 11, 2009

The developers of a new apartment complex off U.S. 301 just west of Brandon say the rental community revolves around residents who appreciate clean, healthy and environmentally friendly living, no ifs, ands or – especially – butts. ...more

March 6, 2009

Work on the new Giddens Park gazebo, off 12th Street in Southeast Seminole Heights, is scheduled to be completed this week. To celebrate, an ice cream social will take place this summer. Construction was paid with city money, contributions collected by Southeast Seminole Heights Civic Association, $25,000 from property taxes collected within the East Tampa redevelopment area and $16,000 from Leadership Tampa Alumni, Class of 2003. ...more

March 4, 2009

Robert W. Wilson of Tarpon Springs appreciates budget cuts made by City Commission and City Manager Mark LeCouris. ...more

February 28, 2009

Bishop McLaughlin had a big win Tuesday against Class 3A Tampa Catholic and has 3A Berkeley Prep looming Monday. But the Hurricanes still have Class 2A-District 9 games to play if they want to advance in the state playoffs. ...more

February 27, 2009

While other builders have succumbed to the instability of the economy, Highland Homes has flourished, says Kathie McDaniel, sales and marketing director for the Lakeland-based company. ...more

February 22, 2009

In a recent letter to your newspaper, Republicans were accused of hoping that President Obama fails. Of course I can't speak for all of us, but I don't think it's a personal issue at all. I would hope that any person, whether Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal or moderate (whatever that is) who supports the views that President Obama is currently espousing would fail. ...more

February 20, 2009

Jeff Garcia has been kicked to the curb again, this time by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Garcia believes, though, that like the Browns, Lions and Eagles before them, the Bucs may wind up kicking themselves for letting him go. ...more

February 16, 2009

The Problem "The leadership in my department at work has an 'us versus them' approach when working with other departments. ... Efforts by others to address this with the head of our department, as well as with HR human resources, have failed. ...more

February 1, 2009

Being a head coach is so much more than just strategies and filling out paper work. ...more

January 21, 2009