Farm worker protest Last week The Tampa Tribune ran a story about farm workers from Immokalee protesting in front of Publix Supermarket demanding higher prices for the tomatoes they pick (Metro, Oct. 26). ...more

November 2, 2009

Donna Miller of Tampa a few weeks ago asked for a recipe to make a "wonderful 'tropical' bread that had very subtle hints of coconut and pineapple." ...more

November 1, 2009

In Sun City Center, the golf cart is king. Every day, hundreds of the low-speed electric vehicles ferry residents down wide, palm-tree-lined streets in this south Hillsborough retirement community. Cars are rarely needed here: doctors' offices, restaurants and shops are within walking - or carting - distance. ...more

October 31, 2009

But three years ago, retail giant Walmart moved across busy U.S. 301, cutting seniors off from low-cost medications and discounted merchandise that helped them stretch their fixed incomes. A solution to the problem may come Wednesday, when Hillsborough County commissioners consider building a cart path across a field from East Del Webb Boulevard to a signalized crossing at U.S. 301 and Cape Stone Avenue. ...more

October 30, 2009

The federal government said Thursday it found elevated emissions of sulfur and other chemicals from drywall imported from China, but it can't yet link them to the illnesses or corrosion reported by thousands of homeowners. ...more

October 30, 2009

Female golfers appeared to be headed to an early October funeral, but it was not a person as much as a place they were mourning. ...more

October 28, 2009

John A. Fischer of Sun City Center remembers getting the swine flu shot in 1976. Although people in his age group are not currently being offered the H1N1 swine flu shot, Fischer said the Computer Club is taking special precautions to ward off all versions of the flu. ...more

October 28, 2009

Autumn finally arrived in Sun City Center in mid-October. It was a grand time to go for a long walk, buy a pumpkin, go to a football game...or play bridge. Results for the period follow. ...more

October 28, 2009

Resident John Markowitz, his wife, Beth, and their 4-year-old son, Jack, will ride in the ALS Association Florida Chapter's Tour de Vie on Nov. 7 on the Pinellas Trail. John's mother, Doris, will participate as a virtual rider. ...more

October 28, 2009

Like a mom cajoling kids holed up in the house too long, a new recreation guide encourages people to go outside and play. ...more

October 21, 2009