The Temple Terrace Junior Woman's Club will sponsor the Fall Harvest Jubilee from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 18 at Woodmont Park and Clubhouse, 415 Woodmont Ave. ...more

October 8, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - It's no secret that taking the kids on a family outing can cost a fortune. ...more

October 8, 2008

Volunteers barely finished unloading pumpkins from the tractor-trailer before residents were scurrying to claim the best of the batch at the St. Andrew's United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch. ...more

October 8, 2008

PLANT CITY It wouldn't seem like fall - or Halloween - in downtown Plant City without bright orange pumpkins spread out on the lawn of First United Methodist Church. ...more

October 2, 2008

Just call me a gourmet gumshoe. A morning of old-style sleuthing uncovered several local food-related businesses that have applied a bit of spit and polish to their establishments over the summer. ...more

September 24, 2008

Halloween gourds of all shapes and sizes are on sale today on the grounds of Wellspring United Methodist Church, 10701 Sheldon Road. ...more

October 31, 2007

WESTCHASE Halloween gourds of all shapes and sizes are on sale at Wellspring United Methodist Church, 10701 Sheldon Road. ...more

October 25, 2007

Go ahead. Complain about the heat. You've got a reason. Barring an unlikely burst of cold weather in the next seven days - and we mean really cold - this October will almost certainly become the hottest on record for Tampa. ...more

October 24, 2007

The record for the world's largest pumpkin was about 460 pounds until 1981, when Howard Dill, a grower in Nova Scotia, came up with one that was close to 500 pounds. He patented the seed, and growers around the world jumped to buy Dill's Atlantic Giant. As they crossed and recrossed varieties, the pumpkins grew ever larger; by 1994, the symbol of Halloween had passed the 1,000-pound mark. ...more

October 22, 2007

Melissa Post has lots of free time on her hands. That's how the South Tampa resident explained designing a Don King costume for her dog, Frank. It seemed like a logical choice, she said, because King is a famous professional boxing promoter known for his tall, frizzy hairstyle, and Frank is her beloved 4-year-old boxer. ...more

October 21, 2007