Tony Lala fell in love with street rods when he started helping out at a body shop when he was about 9. ...more

March 25, 2009

PLANT CITY About 500 mourners gathered Thursday at a Plant City church to say goodbye and honor the memory of a teenager whose life ended with an accidental shooting at a party. ...more

October 10, 2008

Elizabeth Riegler MacManus, the unofficial historian of the Lutz community, relentlessly pursued information and memorabilia to help tell Lutz's story. ...more

July 12, 2008

Elizabeth MacManus was born into the history of the communities she loved and was destined to chronicle. ...more

June 26, 2008

About halfway through 2007, people began asking me if I thought turning 50 would bother me. Actually, until people started asking me if it would bother me — it hadn't. ...more

February 11, 2008

One Christmas long ago, young Paul Barber wished with all his might for a train set with an engine that puffed real smoke. The boy rejoiced when he spied the toy underneath the tree Christmas morning. ...more

December 3, 2007

High Tea, Plant City Style He, a cowboy, makes a mean scone. She, a nurse, is a tea expert. Together, Rick and Susan-Lynn Lewis give harried holiday shoppers an alternative to mall madness at Plant City's Simply Country Gifts & Southern Belles Tearoom. The "country Victorian" tea room offers Christmas carol teas this month. ...more

December 2, 2007

One Christmas long ago, young Paul Barber wished with all his might for a train set with an engine that puffed real smoke. The boy rejoiced when he spied the toy underneath the tree Christmas morning. ...more

December 1, 2007

Shirley Harvey began her Hillsborough County School District career at Gary Adult High School. ...more

September 24, 2007