Who says that Mother Nature doesn't know her calendar? ...more

December 19, 2009

It looks as though area residents and business owners have come through again in the 2009 Toys for Tots South Shore drive. ...more

December 16, 2009

Almost everyone's heard of Toys for Tots. But how about Presents for Pups? ...more

December 16, 2009

The founder of the Critter Adoption and Rescue Effort shelter is calling it quits after nine years of serving as its medical director. ...more

December 16, 2009

Dayman Baker of American Plumbing Solutions Inc. will host a Christmas party on Saturday at S & S Taco's/Pizza's & Stuff, 10664 U.S. 301 S. in Riverview. Dayman is running for honorary mayor of Riverview, and he needs your money ... I mean vote. ...more

December 16, 2009

The SouthShore Regional Library's Teen Advisory Board was formed two years ago, and initially there were about 15 middle- and high- school-aged students at its monthly meetings. ...more

December 16, 2009

These animals once were the pets of someone who either abandoned or could no longer care for them. But they were lucky enough to end up at the steps of the Critter Adoption and Rescue Effort shelter in Ruskin. ...more

December 16, 2009

Please tell me this was a typo: Judge Michael Andrews approved paying $125 a day to a make-up artist so that an accused criminal's tattoos can be covered up. ...more

December 10, 2009

Penny-pinching gift seekers stormed the stores before dawn on Black Friday, eager to get more bang for their beleaguered bucks. ...more

December 9, 2009

The two campuses of Destiny Church in Ruskin and Temple Terrace recently employed a unique way of helping people in need. ...more

December 9, 2009