It's the last day of school and a thunderstorm brews nearby as 11-year-old Jessica Sabogal sums up why she likes the Jackson Springs Recreation Center. ...more

June 11, 2008

TAMPA - It's the last day of school and a thunderstorm brews nearby as 11-year-old Jessica Sabogal sums up why she likes the Jackson Springs Recreation Center. "It feels safe," said the soon-to-be sixth-grader, who participates in the center's free after-school program while under the watchful eye of Hillsborough County employees. But Jessica's parents may have to pay for that care this fall if Hillsborough County commissioners decide to levy a fee to help offset a shrinking county budget. ...more

June 10, 2008

CLEARWATER - One teen is in the hospital tonight and another in custody after a shooting at the Wood Valley Boys & Girls Club, police said. ...more

June 3, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The Children's Home and the Sweetwater Organic Community Farm have been chosen as finalists for the Tampa Bay Business Journal's third annual Nonprofit of the Year award. ...more

May 28, 2008

During the Verizon Wireless Draw the Line program May 15, volunteers from The Spring of Tampa Bay taught teenagers at the Jim Walter Interbay Boys & Girls Club about the differences between healthy and unhealthy dating relationships. ...more

May 28, 2008

What do O'Brien's Irish Pub, Walden Lake Golf and Country Club, the Plant City Boys & Girls Club and University of South Florida football have in common? ...more

May 28, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The Children's Home and the Sweetwater Organic Community Farm have been chosen as finalists for the Tampa Bay Business Journal's third annual Nonprofit of the Year award. ...more

May 28, 2008

SARASOTA - Jesse Knowlin, 24, was hired this year by Wilkinson Elementary School and abruptly resigned Tuesday -- saying in a letter to the principal and district officials that he "violated" two teenage boys he met at church. ...more

May 23, 2008

SARASOTA — Jesse Knowlin wanted to become a teacher's aide and seemed to be the perfect candidate. He was a youth minister at a Newtown church. He had part-time work at a summer camp. He helped children get ready for the FCAT at the Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota. And those who knew Knowlin raved about his honesty, his creativity and his patience with children. Knowlin, 24, was hired this year by Wilkinson Elementary School but he abruptly resigned on Tuesday — writing a letter to the principal and district officials that said he "violated" two teenage boys that he met at church. ...more

May 22, 2008

County bosses turn raises over to charities. ...more

February 15, 2008