OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: Members of Overeaters Anonymous will talk about recovering from compulsive eating from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at St. Catherine's Episcopal Church, 502 Druid Hills Road, Temple Terrace. For information, call Grace at (727) 487-3207 or Janet at (813) 886-6286 or visit www.oa.org. ...more

January 31, 2008

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission under executive director Ken Haddad has done an exceptional job of seeking public input on regulations to manage fish and wildlife, but a recent effort on boating rules might have strayed a bit off course. ...more

January 30, 2008

As President Bush and congressional Democrats begin negotiations on a package of measures to stimulate the economy, the big fight will be over whether to put extra money in the hands of tens of millions of low-income families who paid little or no income tax last year. ...more

January 20, 2008

Brandon '86 Rotary Club held its annual Denizens of the Deep Southern Family Fish Fry in November. The event is one of several the club hosts to raise money for charity. ...more

January 16, 2008

Income tax return season has descended once again, but West Pasco volunteers will help fill out forms for free for low-income families. ...more

January 9, 2008

SEBRING — Like other Americans, from George Washington and Patrick Henry to Abraham Lincoln and Dr. Martin Luther King, fourth-grade student Michael Stone has a dream. Because he says his dream is being stepped on by government, Stone is doing what the Constitution says he can do: petition the government for redress of a grievance of the people. He's spearheading a petition asking that county government reopen Lake Denton to the public, and without the expensive user's fees and restricted hours and parking that will keep some people from using the public lake. And his petition is taking off not only with his fellow students but with adults, too. ...more

January 8, 2008

Fifty-nine children in the Hillsborough County Head Start program got an early visit from Santa, thanks to some generous county employees and Wal-Mart. ...more

December 26, 2007

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

December 26, 2007

The Eagles Club was filled with the sounds of whizzing remote-control cars as children raced them around the dance floor and crinkling paper being ripped from packages. ...more

December 26, 2007

Metropolitan Ministries and the city of Tampa have formed a partnership to bring 12 low-cost town houses to some of the area's neediest people. ...more

December 25, 2007