Nine-year-old Dayron Fernandez was like a kid with a new toy Monday, skipping from one playground apparatus to the next at Al Lopez Park. Actually, he was a kid with a new toy. ...more

November 11, 2008

They just kept coming. Every time Center Place executive director Darcy D'Onofrio expected the Halloween Horribles parade to end, another horde of Hulks, Hannah Montanas and hippies would turn the corner. ...more

November 5, 2008

1:32: At midday, voters waited about an hour to cast their votes at Precinct 53 at the Regency Park Civic Association building in Port Richey. ...more

November 4, 2008

As candidates sprint toward Election Day, a group of hopefuls stopped here last week to face the people. "We wanted to give people the opportunity to ask the candidates direct questions," said Marcella O'Steen, president of the Balm Civic Association, who served as moderator for the forum, which drew more than 70 people. ...more

October 24, 2008

The election goes local tonight at Balm Civic Center, with a variety of Republican and Democratic candidates facing off in a forum. ...more

October 20, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Rosemarie Middleton loves the idea of bringing professional soccer back to the Tampa Bay area - but not near her neighborhood. ...more

October 15, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Rosemarie Middleton loves the idea of bringing professional soccer back to the Tampa Bay area - but not near her neighborhood. ...more

October 15, 2008

For years, Lisa Purton ferried daughter Samantha to Tampa to the only local children's choir group she could find. When Purton heard about a new choir forming in Brandon, it was music to her ears. ...more

October 15, 2008

Ybor City's Seventh Avenue is one of American's best streets based on its cigar-making history, community activism and architecture. ...more

October 8, 2008

For weeks, residents say they have witnessed a takeover of their street corners by prostitutes plying their trade on Nebraska Avenue. ...more

October 8, 2008