More than 500 people gathered at the New Tampa Rotary Pig Roast March 8 to eat and drink at the family-oriented food and entertainment festival. ...more

March 18, 2009

NEW TAMPA It was lots of sun and pork for the guests at the sixth annual New Tampa Rotary Pig Roast. ...more

March 16, 2009

Editor's note: Christine Ott of Riverview is the mother of Lance Cpl. John Doody, who was injured by sniper fire in Iraq and is recovering with help from the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital. ...more

February 25, 2009

Editor's note: Christine Ott of Riverview is the mother of retired Lance Cpl. John Doody, who was injured by sniper fire in Iraq and is now recovering with help from the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital. ...more

February 25, 2009

The Rotary Club of New Tampa and the New Tampa Rotary Noon have teamed for the sixth annual New Tampa Rotary Pig Roast. ...more

February 18, 2009

TAMPA -- About 40 U.S. Marines, wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, are expected to arrive at Tampa International Airport this afternoon to take part in a plethora of pre-Super Bowl events and ultimately attend the game itself. The veterans, who make up the Marine Corps' Wounded Warrior Regiment, come from far-flung areas of the country such as Boston, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Chicago and California. ...more

January 30, 2009

The Culinary Sherpas thought they may have stepped off into the abyss when they agreed to a kosher dinner for eight. ...more

December 16, 2008

The AMVETS Riders of Brandon AMVETS Post 44 held a charity ride Sept. 13 from the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa to the post in Brandon. Entry fees raised about $2,500 for the hospital's Veterans Recreational Service Fund, said Richard Karczewski, president of the AMVETS Riders, who also served as chairman of the event. ...more

October 1, 2008

Mark Herbert had spent the better part of the last 12 hours cooking 300 pounds of hog meat. ...more

September 2, 2008

Things To Do is a list of some interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

July 2, 2008