Seven students were building a bridge out of the flimsiest materials imaginable — a thin strip of construction paper, string, tape, labels, rubber bands and a few paper clips. And they had just five minutes to make it as long as possible.......more
Most agree that homelessness is a problem in Hillsborough County that needs more attention. But one solution, a proposed tent city on Hillsborough Avenue near Harney Road, has neighbors fearful of decreased property values and increased crime.......here
The Back Woods at the Museum of Science & Industry 
Four Colombian men are facing a federal judge today in the first trial under a new law targeting semisubs used to smuggle cocaine from Colombia to the United States..........moreThe new law, signed by former President George W. Bush in October. It makes it a crime punishable by up to 15 years in federal prison to be in international waters in a stateless submersible or semisubmersible vessel designed to avoid detection.
Three months ago, a driver in an SUV killed a woman crossing a South Tampa street and fled. Within hours, Tampa police had connected a red paint chip from the scene to a Nissan Murano with front end damage parked in front of a million-dollar Davis Islands home. The paint flake from the crime scene fit 
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Please come out and support Pit Bulls Pounding the Pavement's all time favorite Pit Bull Rescue group PIT STOP BULLYS in their efforts to raise money for their rescue organization........here
Focusing on the needs of others, 15 members of the award-winning Tampa Bay Children's Chorus will participate this summer in a five-day festival in New Orleans..........here
Wow what an interesting night! What started off as a few friends going to a local bar to do some karaoke turned into us going clear down to Ybor City and seeing many interesting sites..........more
A year ago I was doing microfilm research on local history at the John German(y) Library in Tampa. I was flabbergasted to discover a Tampa Tribune article from November 25, 1924, that mentioned the work of the famous town planner John Nolen in connection with Tampa..........more
The New Crew Of The USS Enterprise
There can be no question that an insidious effort to dismantle growth management is bad for the state when both the Hillsborough County Commission and 1000 Friends of Florida are asking Gov. Charlie Crist to veto the legislation. 
Hillsborough County is doubling the number of pet-friendly disaster shelters it offers to four, just in time for hurricane season. Animal Services workers are seeking monetary donations so they can purchase pet crates and other supplies for the additional two shelters............here
Last night, Photographer Phil and I played Heatwave Hopscotch, skipping from stage to stage, pausing longer at some than at others though never staying long enough to get comfortable in any one place, and having a grand old time all along the way............more
There's already one group going after Democrat Alex Sink with a Web site called Don't Bank on Sink that re-uses the same "banker" talking points the state GOP put out yesterday, minutes after the state chief financial officer announced her gubernatorial bid.........more
By running for U.S. Senate, Charlie Crist has cut and run on the Sunshine State, once again taking the easy way out, avoiding responsibility and leaving the hard work of facing Florida's problems to the next governor........here
Was named this year's We Deliver award winner. The award, funded by an anonymous donor through the district's education foundation, recognizes an employee who "delivers miracles every day,"...............here
In an effort to appeal to taxpayers during his campaign for re-election last year, Buddy Johnson boasted that he had cut his office's budget by 10 percent. Instead, according to an audit released Friday, Johnson overspent his budget in the final 15 months of his administration by $2.35 million...........more
