Tampa is about to get a life. Denizens of Second Life, a virtual online community, will hold their annual convention at the Tampa Marriott Waterside hotel, according to Kevin Alderman, a Lutz entrepreneur who sells sex toys in Second Life. ...more

August 13, 2008

Who knew art could help improve math and science test scores for local students? ...more

August 8, 2008

Bread of Life Christian Mission, an organization marking 15 years of assisting local families through a variety of charitable programs, is fighting a two-front battle spawned by economically challenging times. ...more

July 28, 2008

Editor's Note: This is the first in an occasional series about how Brandon area residents and businesses are coping with inflation, high gas prices and other effects of the nation's troubled economy. ...more

July 23, 2008

members of the Brandon Coupon Club share tips on how to stretch a grocery budget. ...more

July 21, 2008

The crash that killed three people Thursday afternoon at Vandenberg Airport was not only incredibly sad, it was awful in its irony. ...more

July 19, 2008

Kelleigh Klein has about 80 mouths to feed each day and she needs your help. Klein, executive director of the United Food Bank in Plant City, is trying to make sure no child goes hungry during the summer, when they don't have access to free or reduced price breakfast and lunches. Klein's nonprofit organization is filling the gap by providing breakfast and lunch groceries to feed needy children. ...more

July 16, 2008

The county's affordable housing office will recommend that the University Area Community Development Corp. receive a $1.47 million loan to assist it in purchasing an apartment complex. ...more

July 16, 2008

PLANT CITY - The Plant City Courier & Tribune is starting a new occasional feature in conjunction with the Plant City Photo Archives to help identify old photos. The nonprofit organization has in its files a number of photos for which it as little or no information. ...more

July 15, 2008

Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful, a nonprofit organization aimed at keeping the county free of litter, has started a pilot program in the Mango, Seffner and Thonotosassa areas called Trash Troopers. ...more

July 13, 2008