Throngs of visitors will soon get their fill of Cedar Key oysters, steamed crawfish, smoked mullet and other ocean favorites at the 2009 Ruskin Seafood Festival. ...more

October 28, 2009

Next time you're thinking there's nothing you can do for the environment, think about the eight students in Friends For Florida. ...more

October 25, 2009

The next time you're thinking there's nothing you can do for the environment, think about the eight students in Friends for Florida. ...more

October 21, 2009

Big Cat Rescue is teaming up with Hillsborough County schools to raise $250 from each school, the amount is costs to feed one of the rescue's cat each day. ...more

April 1, 2009

Glenda Smith is hoping to rescue the lives of the animals at Equestrian Club Country one more time. ...more

April 1, 2009

CITRUS PARK Share the love with a pet on Valentine's Day. ...more

February 12, 2009

MDA Gala Draws Big Crowd Everywhere you turn, you hear about the tough times and how people aren't donating as much to local charities. That sure wasn't evident at the Muscular Dystrophy Association's sixth annual Hearts of Fire Gala on Oct. 11 at A La Carte Pavilion in Tampa. About 650 guests showed up for the event, which netted $683,000 for research and treatment and to help send children with the disease to an MDA summer camp in Brandon. Chaired by Liz Young and Suzanne Avery, assisted by vice chairwoman Marilyn McPhail, the evening featured the theme "denim and diamonds." Auctioneers peddled goods while cocktails were served during a a lively, not-so-silent auction. Dinner and a live auction followed with Denis Phillips and Wendy Ryan, both of ABC Action News, serving as celebrity auctioneers. Herman Fernandez was honored for work that led to the success of the second annual MDA Hearts of Fire Charity Golf Classic, held the day before at Tournament Players Club. Krista Fincke, 17, Jesse Stanper, 12, and Kendall Hall, 11, talked about their experience at MDA summer camp and encouraged guests to bid on packages to send more kids to the camp. ...more

October 19, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The tangle of overgrown plants along Collier Parkway rustled suddenly Saturday morning. ...more

September 24, 2008

The tangle of overgrown plants along Collier Parkway rustled suddenly Saturday morning. ...more

September 20, 2008

Concerned about the possible construction of town houses nearby and an incident that involved teenagers shooting paintballs at leopards, Big Cat Rescue officials recently began the first phase of installing a 10-foot-tall wall around the sanctuary's property. ...more

February 11, 2008