Gov. Charlie Crist played Santa Claus to state workers, who have gone two years without a cost-of-living pay raise, by giving them a holiday gift — two paid days off — as a token of appreciation. ...more

December 19, 2008

Santa Claus will roll into some neighborhoods a little bit early this year. On Saturday, he'll deliver skateboards to kids in the Perry Harvey Park area. To help out the fat man, volunteer elves — disguised as employees of Skatepark of Tampa and some former skaters — assembled the skateboards Thursday night. ...more

December 19, 2008

Santa Claus says he's added a New York City traffic agent to his naughty list after she gave him a ticket for double parking while delivering gifts to children. ...more

December 18, 2008

Once or twice in your lifetime you may be lucky enough to have a "perfect day." I had one of those days last Saturday, Dec. 13. ...more

December 17, 2008

Are hard times threatening your Christmas dinner? If so, Peru has the answer: guinea pigs. ...more

December 16, 2008

Hundreds of children in Highlands County will be opening gifts for Christmas thanks to the generosity of people contributing to toy drives. ...more

December 13, 2008

Man's best friend and other friendly pets are invited to join Santa Claus for a fundraiser benefitting the SPCA Suncoast Shelter, a nonprofit organization supported entirely through private donations. ...more

December 13, 2008

The Tampa Police Department and Tampa General Hospital teamed up to bring some early Christmas joy to patients at the Children's Medical Center on Friday. Santa Claus, in the form of Officer Jeff Kritz, arrived in a medical helicopter and then made his way from room to room, offering hugs and giving youngsters a chance to tell him what was on their wish list. ...more

December 13, 2008

It will be a big - and busy - day for Santa Claus on Saturday in Lake Placid. ...more

December 12, 2008

It might not be the bowl game the University of South Florida envisioned for itself at the start of the season, but Coach Jim Leavitt continues to embrace the advantages of playing in the inaugural St. Petersburg Bowl. ...more

December 11, 2008