Gracyn DenBesten sat in her hospital bed and held out her hands. Her doctors placed an enlarged, discolored-looking blob in her palm. ...more

July 4, 2009

Alexis Marie Ashby wanted a teddy bear with flowers or a heart. The 9-year-old patient at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Tampa got a black bear with a red heart sweater and quickly named it Valentine. ...more

July 1, 2009

What do you do if you keep running into fellow musicians as you all play in various groups? Form another group, of course. That's what Florida Fanfare Brass did in 1991 after members were inspired by a concert by the brass ensemble Dallas Brass at Ruth Eckerd Hall. ...more

February 28, 2009

"Among the Mad," by Jacqueline Winspear (Henry Holt, $25) ...more

February 15, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of the "Discount Bandit" in the murder of a clerk at a St. Petersburg Big Lots on Christmas Eve 1997. ...more

January 29, 2009

The children's choir at Saint Anne Roman Catholic Church, Les Petits Chanteurs de Sainte Anne, which means "Saint Anne's Little Singers" in French, sang and signed "Silent Night" at a special Mass for families on Christmas Eve. Wayne Warren, director of music, conducted them, with the help of Cindy Cyman, director of religious education. Parishioner Bridget Cassese taught the kids sign language. ...more

January 28, 2009

A second man has been arrested in connection with the Dec. 23 shooting of a teenager in the parking lot of a liquor store. ...more

January 16, 2009

A second man has been arrested in connection with the Dec. 23 shooting of another teen in the parking lot of a liquor store. ...more

January 15, 2009

GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING For the first time this decade, the two-time defending county champion Lady Eagles have a shot at a three-peat. But unbeaten Nature Coast and pesky Hernando stand in the way. 8TH ANNUAL COUNTY MEET SET FOR 3:30 P.M. ...more

January 13, 2009

Just before Christmas, charitable organizations in the Tampa Bay area found themselves struggling to help the struggling. ...more

January 9, 2009