Managers at Publix supermarkets have new troublemakers to chase down besides the usual shoplifters: children running through the store in chicken suits. ...more

March 12, 2009

The Gasparilla Distance Classic Association and the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA distributed hundreds of pairs of free Nike running shoes to young people participating in the 2009 Let Me Play Kids Running Program. Included in the distributions were the children at Rampello Downtown Partnership who received their shoes Feb. 13. ...more

March 4, 2009

The PGA Tour will be making its annual return to Tampa Bay next month, with the Transitions Championship promising a lot of new sights for golf fans. ...more

February 24, 2009

Despite a weak economy and city seemingly stretched to the limit by parades and a Super Bowl, the Publix Supermarkets Gasparilla Distance Classic is experiencing a record number of runners signing up for the annual road races in downtown Tampa. ...more

February 6, 2009

Publix Super Markets will hit a milestone in February when it opens its 1,000th store. ...more

January 21, 2009

Publix Super Markets will hit a major milestone next month by opening its 1,000th store. ...more

January 20, 2009

Mary E. Wilson lost her job Tuesday as director of compliance and internal audits in the Highlands County Clerk of Courts office. ...more

January 8, 2009

Two-by-two, hundreds of Tanglewood residents turned out Friday at its community center to help feed needy families with its annual Christmas food drive held in conjunction with the Salvation Army. ...more

December 21, 2008

Publix opened its newest store this morning at State Road 54 and Sunlake Boulevard in south-central Pasco County. The new store opened at 8 a.m. in The Shoppes at Sunlake Centre, a plaza under development by Amprop Development Corp. between Mentmore Boulevard and the soon-to-open Sunlake Boulevard. ...more

December 4, 2008

There's another new player in Tampa's natural-food grocer wars. The Publix GreenWise Market in Hyde Park is another option for those seeking more choices when shopping for natural and organic produce and other groceries. ...more

November 22, 2008