The West Hillsboro Lions Club, with the assistance of 21 Robinson High School students, hosted the 15th annual holiday party for visually impaired children in Hillsborough County on Dec. 5. The event was held at the Lions Eye Institute in Ybor City and included arts and crafts, presents from Santa, pizza and candy canes. The Robinson students received training for assisting the visually impaired and a tour of the eye bank. ...more

January 28, 2009

So there you are in an Ybor City parking lot trying to force a dollar bill into that slot in the self-pay machine, and the dollar won't go in. ...more

January 27, 2009

If your cell phone doesn't work well around Raymond James Stadium lately, it must be turned off. ...more

January 26, 2009

Gasparilla season continues at noon today with the annual bread and water battle between the U.S. Navy and boaters from the Davis Island Yacht Club. ...more

January 25, 2009

The blasts of cannons and the screams for beads would have made Jose Gaspar proud. ...more

January 25, 2009

The blasts of cannons and the screams for beads would have made Jose Gaspar proud. ...more

January 24, 2009

The Super Bowl is coming to town. Here's your chance to add Tampa Bay flavor to your party. ...more

January 22, 2009

Florida has a new Miss Gay Florida USofA as Natasha Braxton of Miami took the over-sized, gem-studded crown. ...more

January 19, 2009

Pauline Cole remembers riding in the back of the Ybor City streetcar because she was black. ...more

January 19, 2009

Presidential inaugurations always have brought excitement, hope and celebration for the victors, dismay and disgruntlement for those who wanted the other guy. ...more

January 18, 2009