2016
By KEVIN BRADY It took awhile, but after clearing permitting hurdles, a new Aldi supermarket will break ground on the corner of U.S. 301 and Sun City Center Boulevard in…
By PHYLLIS HODGES The organizers and sponsors of an open-to-the-public benefit for local food pantries are passionate about helping the less fortunate in our community, particularly the food pantries. Joanne Sudman…
By PENNY FLETCHER Developers and citizens alike want to know how, and why, they should pay for Hillsborough County’s last 40 years of under-estimation, as workshops on a “mobility fee”…
Shirley Keen Bass To our mother: You carried us home for the first time in your arms, then carried us in your heart and in your thoughts. We were never…
By JIMMY CURTIS Fifth in a series The slick ads, the glossy brochures, the Internet websites — all portray the elder care industry as compassionate and caring. And, in most…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN For the second night in a row, Sammy cried before falling asleep. We could see the pain in his brown eyes and in his soft, furry face.…
By LISA STARK He didn’t have wings or a halo, but the man in the puffy black coat who emerged out of the snowstorm that night sure looked like an…
By KEVIN BRADY In between jobs and trying to feed five children, a local mom found food and faith at RiverStone Church in Gibsonton. With a 30-day notice that she…
By PENNY FLETCHER Jovina Varrati didn’t grow up surrounded by fairy tales or children’s books. Her home was filled with textbooks on anatomy, biology, microbiology and math. That’s because her…