The home Pakita Daughma now calls "home" came as a complete surprise just over a year ago. ...more

November 24, 2009

History and genealogy aren't just about people. Most American stories focus on hearth and home, so a house's history is often as interesting as a person's. ...more

November 15, 2009

President Barack Obama took questions from the White House press corps on Tuesday in a prime-time, East Room session that represented the most formal and time-honored of president-and-reporter interactions. On Thursday, he is taking to that same room for another public grilling — this time by regular folks armed with questions submitted via the Internet and in person, as part of a political strategy to engage Americans directly. ...more

March 26, 2009

A Sarasota teenager will use vegetable oil from restaurants to power his station wagon during his cross-country trip. ...more

February 23, 2009

TAMPA - Coming off last week's loss at Cincinnati in which the University of South Florida was plagued by several dropped balls, the Bulls put a special emphasis this week on players concentrating on the catch. ...more

November 7, 2008

The Lake Placid football team hasn't won a district game in two years. ...more

November 7, 2008

This year's version of the Lightning will be the ultimate hockey chemistry experiment - how does a locker room with so many new faces bond into a team? ...more

September 16, 2008

When Katherine Michael moved from small-town Illinois to Tampa in 1999, she transformed her family's kitchen table into an art studio. ...more

September 10, 2008

Everyone gets the blues now and then. But for many local residents and musicians, it happens like clockwork - every Tuesday night in the heart of Brandon. ...more

July 15, 2008

Linda and Phil Hinkle arrive early, as they have most Tuesday nights during the past 10 months. ...more

July 12, 2008