Nearly a dozen volunteers from area businesses and the Seminole Heights Community Garden recently helped students at Cleveland Elementary plant a butterfly garden. ...more

October 7, 2009

The tragic death of a child in Sumter County by a "pet python" is just the tip of a huge exotic, non-native animal problem. ...more

July 14, 2009

Members of the Marshall High School Class of '70 will have a free garage sale at Marie B. Ellis Park ffrom 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 16. ...more

May 5, 2009

As a Spring Lake resident and member of the golf club, purchase of the club by Spring Lake Improvement District looks like a good deal. It will cost half as much as the alternative land purchase as mandated and save the taxpayers as much. I have yet to meet anyone opposed to this purchase and suggest anyone who is to find out the facts. It is not unusual and in fact common for a community to own a golf course. This purchase could only enhance the property owner's interest in our community. ...more

March 14, 2009

BRADENTON After hitting the first pitch he saw in anger this spring off the top of the left-field wall and collecting a bloop two-run double the following inning, Carlos Pena was feeling pretty good about his 2009 debut. ...more

March 6, 2009

At 11:59 tonight, about half the TV stations in the Tampa Bay area will unplug their traditional analog broadcasts and send only new and improved digital TV signals. ...more

February 17, 2009

Despite a weak economy and city seemingly stretched to the limit by parades and a Super Bowl, the Publix Supermarkets Gasparilla Distance Classic is experiencing a record number of runners signing up for the annual road races in downtown Tampa. ...more

February 6, 2009

In reference to the allegations of impropriety concerning Luke Brooker-fill dirt and Bob Germaine-election issues. ...more

November 13, 2008

Apollo Beach Elementary, 501 Apollo Beach Blvd., will host its Spooky Story Night from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Besides the spooky storytelling, the Dolphin Dad's will be selling "meal deals," which includes hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and a soda, for a modest fee. ...more

October 24, 2008

PepsiCo will eliminate 40 jobs at Tropicana in Bradenton as part of an overall restructuring plan, in which it will eliminate a total of 3,300 positions globally and shutter six plants. ...more

October 14, 2008