Despite the dour predictions by economic forecasters, Black Friday wasn't doom and gloom for businesses this holiday season. ...more

December 10, 2008

Nichole Addessi and her boyfriend, Jesse Blankenbiller of Riverview, were at the Westfield Brandon mall by 5 a.m. today with their eyes on two items. "I know it's selfish, but we're shopping for ourselves," Addessi said as the couple stood in a long checkout line at Sears. "We got this great five-piece luggage set at JCPenney for $40, and now we're buying this DVD home theater system for $150." This is their first Black Friday shopping spree as a couple. ...more

November 28, 2008

It was an irresistible 400-pound temptation. "We had the idea of taking the bull at Bloomingdale for a long time. Everyone talked about doing it for years," said Frank "Tuna" Carotenuto, 16. ...more

August 2, 2008

How do you steal a 400-pound bronze statue of a bull? Assemble five teens with a tarp and a pickup truck. That's how the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office today described last week's theft of the statue — the mascot at Bloomingdale High School. ...more

August 1, 2008

Plant High School inducted 15 members into The Order of the Gold and Black honor society during a ceremony April 22 at the home of senior Alissa Morris. Principal Robert Nelson and sponsor Derek Thomas were the keynote speakers. ...more

May 21, 2008

Pasco Showcase Of Talent Winners Overall Individual Grand Champion: Kayla Pate ...more

February 20, 2008

For now, Plant's Michaela Kennedy says her first love is soccer. But after her victory in Friday's Class 3A-District 4 cross country meet at Lake Park, it's clear she has enough talent to make distance running her full-time sport. ...more

November 2, 2007