A South Shore resident will use his music to honor a fallen soldier. Robert Moffa of Ruskin - an award-winning composer and pianist whose work is often military-inspired - will perform during a concert Friday in memory of Michael D. Thomas of Seffner, a staff sergeant who was killed in Afghanistan in 2007. ...more

November 11, 2009

Two Hillsborough County charter schools are closing today and Monday because so many students and teachers have swine flu. ...more

October 23, 2009

A pair of Hillsborough County charter schools are closing Friday and Monday because so many students and teachers are sick with the swine flu. ...more

October 22, 2009

Pooches and their owners are invited to a scary-good Halloween event in South Shore. ...more

October 21, 2009

As consumers focus on the essentials these days, perhaps the businesses most hurt by the current recession are the local mom-and-pop stores. ...more

October 21, 2009

In February 2008 the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners directed the Planning Department and Planning Commission to study the Interstate 4 corridor "to identify opportunities for economic development." ...more

September 23, 2009

in Dover and Lutz - and a middle school in Lithia. ...more

September 2, 2009

Public transit ridership fell 6 percent in June to 974,054 passengers compared with a year ago, a Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority report states. ...more

August 6, 2009

A man crashed into a South Shore eatery June 28 well after closing time, Hillsborough County deputies said. ...more

July 8, 2009

What do a real estate agent, a printing company owner and a sheriff's community service officer have in common? At least two things: a passion to support local charities and a hat in the ring for Brandon's annual honorary mayor's race. ...more

June 24, 2009