Twenty freshmen from Berkeley Preparatory School laid sod, installed edging and picked up trash at Al Lopez Park on Wednesday. ...more

January 8, 2009

Since it opened in March, the Carrollwood Cultural Center has showcased community bands, a troupe with dancers in wheelchairs, local artists and a handmade grand piano. ...more

January 7, 2009

Plant High School students, parents and alumni are scrambling to raise money to renovate the campus' crumbling courtyard. ...more

January 7, 2009

Kathleen Poblete and Haafiz Hemani have taken part in sporting events and activities at the New Tampa YMCA almost all of their lives. ...more

January 7, 2009

With nearly one in three high school students nationwide dropping out before graduating, the Florida Department of Education will be holding a two-day summit this month to develop plans to reduce the nation's high school dropout rate and better prepare students for college, work and life. ...more

January 5, 2009

Months before the results of the presidential election were announced Nov. 4, Matthew Anderson made plans to attend the inauguration ceremony for America's 44th president Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. ...more

December 31, 2008

HERNANDO COUNTY SPORTS BRIEFS ...more

December 22, 2008

I would like to wish Alan Jay a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. ...more

December 17, 2008

Hillsborough County high schools start the day far too early, in my opinion. Studies have shown that teenagers are on a different sleep cycle from the rest of us. If left to their own devices, they'll be ready for sleep much later, and wake up later, too. (Like that's news to anybody with a teenager in the house.) ...more

December 14, 2008

The Purple Leopard Design Studio, an interior design studio and specialty boutique, will host an exhibit and reception for the judging of the Dawn Center's second annual Art and Poetry Contest. ...more

December 11, 2008