Alonso, Hillsborough, Newsome, Riverview, Plant, Bloomingdale, Sickles, Tampa Bay Technical, Freedom and Gaither. Only three high schools got A grades in 2007. Of all Hillsborough schools, 143 got A's or B's in the report, up from 137 last year. Here are excerpts from user posts. ...more

July 16, 2008

Florida officials raved about the state's school report card released Tuesday, with a record number of A's and B's and fewer failures. ...more

July 9, 2008

TAMPA – Florida's school report card was released today, and Hillsborough County ended up with two failing schools -- Broward and Sulphur Springs elementaries -- compared with five in 2007 ...more

July 8, 2008

Fans Need To Learn How To Handle Success As Tampa Bay celebrates the Rays' winning season, I think it is important to make sure fans learn how to win with class. Baseball is America's pastime and is typically enjoyed by people of all ages. The fans a winning season has brought to the ballpark, however, seem more interested in bragging rights and chest beating. They use foul language and engage in actions embarrassing to a parent, to a fan, to a citizen of the community. The Rays have had to learn how to win together. Fans now need to do the same. Bring your mitt, bring your enthusiasm, but leave the trash at home. ...more

July 6, 2008

By the end of the year, members of Abundant Life Refuge & Worship Tabernacle hope to move into their new sanctuary. ...more

July 2, 2008

Here are the Hillsborough schools projected to be at 95 percent or more of capacity in August that are no longer a choice option for families: ...more

June 25, 2008

Meet you at the mural. That's what city officials hope people say when they plan to spend an afternoon at the Riverwalk. ...more

June 24, 2008

Boy Scout Troop 22, family and friends bestowed the rank of Eagle Scout on James "Jay" Garcia Alver at a Court of Honor ceremony May 18 at Hyde Park United Methodist Church. ...more

June 18, 2008

The more-than-three-year wait is over. With a tweet of a whistle from Mayor Pam Iorio, the remodeled pool at Cyrus Greene Park reopened this week at 2101 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. ...more

June 14, 2008

TAMPA - A native of Queens, N.Y., will be one of the top planners behind Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium in January, according to promotions made at the Tampa Police Department on Wednesday. Marc Hamlin, who has been a captain in District 3 in East Tampa, became the new major in charge of the Special Support Division, which includes tactical, K-9 and marine officers and the safety coordination of the Super Bowl, the department said. Hamlin has been with the police department since 1990. ...more

June 11, 2008