Students at Van Buren Middle School got a different look at their neighborhoods - through the lens of a camera. ...more

February 18, 2009

Vicki Quintero came to the after-school carnival at Sickles High School prepared with a grocery bag filled with cans of vegetables, soups and beans. ...more

January 31, 2009

Friday marks the official start of Girl Scout cookie sales, which means a work colleague or young sprite wearing green soon will be enticing you with an order form pushing Thin Mints, Do-Si-Dos, Samoas, Tagalongs and other favorites. ...more

January 7, 2009

Drivers on the Selmon Crosstown Expressway who pay tolls with cash will get a warning this spring that their days are numbered. ...more

January 2, 2009

A bus purchased by the Pinellas County Jail is equipped with computers capable of video conferencing between inmates and family and friends. ...more

December 26, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners are right to call in auditors to find out why the Supervisor of Elections Office needs a $2.3 million emergency bailout a few weeks before Buddy Johnson turns over the keys to Phyllis Busansky, who beat him in the November election. ...more

December 20, 2008

Video visitation for inmates at the Pinellas County Jail is nothing new. What is new, though, is how this service will be provided in the next few weeks. In addition to the 52 booths set up for visits near the jail on 49th Street, the Sheriff's Office has purchased an old bus from the Jacksonville area. The vehicle is equipped with 5 laptop computers capable of video conferencing between the jail and family and friends who can now see and hear them from a remote location. ...more

December 19, 2008

Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson will tell county commissioners today that he's in a financial jam and needs a $2.3 million bailout. ...more

December 17, 2008

The sounds of traditional dances and the aroma of authentic Filipino dishes filled the grounds of the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center on Sunday afternoon as Tampa Bay area Filipinos celebrated the holiday season with Pasko 2008. ...more

December 15, 2008

Walk, run, ride your bike or drive over Saturday to the sixth annual VillageFest in Carrollwood Village. The free event, which will be at the Carrollwood soccer fields, 13420 South Village Drive, will feature more than 100 booths and activities for children. ...more

November 21, 2008