At age 22, Joe and Beverly Hanlon were married and heading for the Peace Corps in Honduras. ...more

January 10, 2008

Objections are being raised about the conduct of county officials during a Nov. 16 public hearing on a special-use request for a proposed borrow pit on Lutz-Lake Fern Road. ...more

December 1, 2007

Objections are being raised about the conduct of county officials during a public hearing Nov. 16 on a special-use request for a proposed borrow pit on Lutz-Lake Fern Road. ...more

December 1, 2007

When Riverview High School opened in 1998, Ron Sharitz was 26 and working in a Pennsylvania print shop. ...more

November 14, 2007

When Riverview High School opened in 1998, Ron Sharitz was 26 and working in a Pennsylvania print shop. ...more

November 14, 2007

On Nov. 1, Riverview's Ping Chen was one of three artists whose work was exhibited at Tampa International Airport. ...more

November 10, 2007

Lisa Hawk patiently tries to corral son Aiden, 5, back to business, drawing clowns from geometric shapes at his home-school worktable. But there are people in the house — big, big excitement. His bare feet skitter across hardwood floors as he runs room to room, showing off his prized dominoes and Thomas the Tank Engine trains. Then he throws himself across the front door and pleads with grown-up visitors to stay and play. His mother knows he gets bored and lonely at home, even though she brings in playmates as often as she can. It breaks her heart to watch the carefree children at her St. Petersburg neighborhood school, knowing Aiden will never join them. "I would love for him to be able to go to school and play with the other kids," Hawk says. "But for someone with allergies, a peanut in the classroom is like a loaded gun." ...more

October 28, 2007

Students at Just Elementary School are about to get their hands dirty. They are planning an organic garden, one where corn and peas will grow next to the cafeteria. ...more

September 15, 2007