The Grizzlies put their perfect mark on the line this morning as the Plant City Recreation and Parks Department/Optimist Youth Basketball playoffs get rolling. The Grizzlies were the only undefeated team through regular season play in the Cadet League (8- and 9-year-olds) age group. ...more

February 16, 2008

Things are busy at the Plant City Family YMCA, 1507 YMCA Place. The organization recently launched its 2008 annual giving effort, the Building Strong Kids Campaign. This year's fundraising goal is $110,000. All money raised in the campaign stays in Plant City to help make YMCA membership and programs possible for children and families who could not otherwise afford to participate. ...more

February 16, 2008

FAIR OAKS/MANHATTAN MANOR - The room was full of giggles and squirming children. It was a Wednesday night at the Interbay-Glover Family YMCA and instructor Maria Alou asked the seated students to give her a thumbs-up; for some it took concentration and a furrowed brow. ...more

February 14, 2008

As one of the younger Interbay-Glover Family YMCA board members, Jay Kennedy was asked to help organize a young professionals group for the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA in 2004. ...more

February 14, 2008

Parents looking to kick off their child's involvement in athletics may consider the Bob Sierra Family YMCA's spring sports. ...more

February 9, 2008

An old recreation center on East Young Street has been taken over by the city now that the former tenant, the Plant City Family YMCA, let its lease expire Dec. 31. ...more

February 6, 2008

The Junior Boys League Raptors became the first team to reach five victories in Plant City Recreation and Parks Department/Optimist youth basketball league, beating the Lakers 38-28 Jan. 28. ...more

February 6, 2008

The YMCA considers itself the place for family fun, and earlier this week it was the place to delve into other cultures, too. The James P. Gills Family YMCA, 8411 Photonics Drive in Trinity, offered a variety of activities Wednesday to emphasize how the world is interconnected. ...more

February 2, 2008

The South Hillsborough County population boom has caught the attention of the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA, which operates YMCA facilities in Hillsborough and Pasco counties. ...more

January 30, 2008

The South Hillsborough County population boom has caught the attention of the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA, which operates YMCA facilities in Hillsborough and Pasco counties. ...more

January 30, 2008