Crib makers have proposed a ban on drop-side cribs because of concerns over infant deaths, injuries and a series of recalls in the past year or so. ...more

March 18, 2009

Last year, more than 2,300 people slathered on sunscreen, donned work gloves and sneakers and headed out to clean up 67,509 pounds of litter in Hillsborough County. ...more

March 18, 2009

Last year, more than 2,300 people slathered on sunscreen, donned work gloves and sneakers and headed out to clean up 67,509 pounds of litter in Hillsborough County. ...more

March 18, 2009

Last year, more than 2,300 people slathered on sunscreen, donned work gloves and sneakers and headed out to clean up 67,509 pounds of litter in Hillsborough County. ...more

March 18, 2009

Jo Brenner, president of the Heartland Cultural Alliance (HCA), the arts council of Highlands County, is concerned that not everyone has equal access to culture. ...more

March 16, 2009

Slowly circling the track at the University of South Florida, athletes from Hillsborough and Polk counties brought the cheering crowd to its feet during the opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics 2009 Area 8 regional games. ...more

March 14, 2009

The public lexicon is changing as the economic downturn lingers. Phrases such as "stimulus package," "bankruptcy cram-down" and "mortgage modification" weren't in vogue a year ago. Now there's another newly familiar phrase: "forced furlough." ...more

March 14, 2009

One of two large grants from the Federal Aviation Administration will lead to some construction jobs out at Sebring Regional Airport starting within a few months time rehabilitating a runway, according to Mike Willingham, the airport's executive director. ...more

March 14, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - In a money-saving move, the Pasco-Hernando Early Learning Coalition plans to let its staff handle services that previously have been contracted to an outside agency. ...more

March 13, 2009

Keller Williams Realty's South Shore Market Center team is giving back to the South Shore area by sponsoring its 2nd Annual Walk-a-thon to benefit the Good Samaritan Mission in Wimauma. ...more

March 11, 2009