The University of South Florida and the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority are sponsoring a charity drive to fill a HART bus with nonperishable food items and new or slightly used toys at today's USF-University of Miami game. ...more

November 28, 2009

Members of Executive Women International, Tampa Bay Chapter, were in festive spirits at their Toys for Tots drive Dec. 10 at the University of Tampa. The chapter requested donations of unwrapped toys for the Marine Toys for Tots Program. At 7 p.m., Marines from the 4th Amphibious Assault Battalion, stationed in Tampa, arrived to collect more than 100 new toys. ...more

December 31, 2008

The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program kicked off its 61st annual toy drive Friday morning, anticipating record need from local families. ...more

November 8, 2008

In mid-December, a man walked a shiny new boys' bicycle into Atomic Tattoos on Kings Avenue and walked out an hour or two later with the Wrangler Jeans logo permanently inked on his bicep. ...more

December 22, 2007

Volunteers and sponsors helped kick off the local Toys for Tots program's 40th annual toy collection and distribution campaign recently. ...more

November 26, 2007

It's not too early for parents in this city to start pondering a visit from Santa. Oldsmar Fire Rescue is making its list and checking it twice to determine which children get a personal visit from Santa in December. ...more

November 3, 2007