For 49 years, retiring Gorrie Elementary School teacher Lori Weiss has taught hundreds of students to read and to jump rope. On Thursday there will be a reception at the school in Weiss' honor. ...more

May 27, 2009

After three days of testimony from co-workers, parents of students in her class and experts, former Venice Elementary School teacher Diana O'Neill took the witness stand today in her own defense. ...more

February 13, 2009

Spencer Duhm says he has a tendency to obsess on things sometimes. For much of his childhood and teen years, for example, he was a "serious, hard-core fan" of the Florida State University Seminoles. ...more

February 12, 2009

Growing up in Greenville, N.C., George Foley remembers hitting some of the most venerated, noted barbecue joints in the southern United States. ...more

January 30, 2009

The business sells desserts, but it is still an ideal place for those avid calorie counters. ...more

January 12, 2009

Mary Jane Pritchard has spent a lifetime educating others. A retired elementary school teacher, Pritchard now leads a classroom filled with peers who share her passion for clay modeling. ...more

November 29, 2008

A Taylor Elementary School teacher who found inspiration in a 375-million-year-old fish can now add published science author to her list of credits. ...more

November 15, 2008

A Summerfield Crossings Elementary School teacher has been charged with possession and delivery of heroin and crack cocaine, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

November 14, 2008

The new season of the Richey Community Orchestra will swing into gear with a tribute to two trend-setting female trios that set the musical pace in earlier times. ...more

November 12, 2008

Her adrenaline pumping, Mary Vaughn climbed through the window of a downed helicopter, lowered herself into a lake and swam to a rescue net that lifted her to safety. ...more

November 5, 2008