With hundreds of teens in foster care throughout Hillsborough County, the pressure is on a local charity to make sure each of them receives a holiday gift this year. ...more

December 2, 2008

New residents were startled recently when they realized that all the furniture had disappeared from one corner of the Atrium; then they noticed a large red object with pronged feet squatting there, close to the floor. Soon it was holding a tall pole reaching up past the second floor balconies, tied to the banisters with clear fishing wire stretched across the high ceiling of the room. What kind of mechanical monster had invaded Freedom Plaza? What was happening? ...more

November 26, 2008

A man was released from jail Monday on a $10,000 bond after being arrested and charged with robbery with a firearm. ...more

November 26, 2008

The Critter Adoption and Rescue Effort (CARE) no-kill shelter for homeless dogs and cats is having its seventh annual Tree of Lights for the Animals fundraiser now through Christmas. ...more

November 21, 2008

Here's a way to get into the Halloween spirit (err, spirits) in a ghoulish way. ...more

October 26, 2008

Hold the vinaigrette - that's not a giant bowl of salad sitting outside the library off Vonderburg Drive. A hardy bloom of water lettuce has infested Clayton Lake, and it may take some time to wilt the wily weed. ...more

October 1, 2008

That's not a giant bowl of salad sitting outside the library off Vonderburg Drive. A hardy bloom of water lettuce has infested Clayton Lake, and it may take some time to wilt the wily weed. ...more

September 30, 2008

Hospitals make the healer nervous, and before her lies a long institutional hallway. But she pushes forward, like she always does, because she has to. The man who needs her help is waiting. ...more

May 24, 2008

Evangelical Presbyterian Church helped make Christmas brighter for some children whose parents are incarcerated. ...more

January 12, 2008

Their living room is a picture of normality. Three photos are neatly arranged on the wall above the couch. ...more

December 28, 2007