The father of a 21-year-old woman who authorities say was raped by Raymond Marston, the inmate who escaped from a county jail, today thanked law enforcement and two homeless brothers whose tip led to Marston's capture. Marston, 50, had been in jail since May 27 on charges including sexual battery, kidnapping, robbery and aggravated battery. He escaped from Falkenburg Road Jail on Sunday night as he was being escorted to a medical clinic, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

October 31, 2008

Residents can weigh in on a proposed bicycle and pedestrian trail connector along Gandy Boulevard. ...more

October 22, 2008

The New Tampa Community Council Board of Directors has expanded to 14 members with Seema Jain and William Malone appointed recently. ...more

October 22, 2008

A community effort to rename the New Tampa Regional Library for a local civic activist has gotten more complicated. ...more

September 24, 2008

Linda Unfried, a Temple Terrace resident who is a co-founder of the Hillsborough County chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, recently received the Micky Sadoff Drunk Driving Prevention Award at the MADD National Conference. ...more

September 24, 2008

A community effort to rename the New Tampa Regional Library for a local civic activist has gotten more complicated. ...more

September 19, 2008

Community Members for Diversity will host a public meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. ...more

September 19, 2008

The city council's instructions were fulfilled last week when the East Tampa Community Revitalization Partnership elected new officers and expanded its board from nine to 13 members. ...more

September 17, 2008

George S. Middleton High School sits near the heart of a predominately black, East Tampa community, a state-of-the-art facility surrounded by churches, small neighborhood stores and public housing. ...more

September 2, 2008

George S. Middleton High School sits near the heart of a predominately black, East Tampa community, a state-of-the-art facility surrounded by churches, small neighborhood stores and public housing. ...more

August 31, 2008