A comment by his fourth-grade teacher has meant all the difference to Brad Brady. He overheard her exclaim how wonderful his performance in a school play was. "It was only one comment, and I wasn't supposed to hear it, but it has made a world of difference," he said. It spurred Brady to get his degree in theater education at the University of South Florida and to become the head of the theater department at Renaissance Academy, a private school in the New Port Richey area. ...more

July 2, 2008

I'd like to tell you about some ordinary kids who do extraordinary things. Yours might even be one of them. ...more

May 22, 2008

SUNCOAST NEWS STAFF The Dunedin Showcase Theater will mark its last production of the season with the very first presentation of a comedy written by one of its members. ...more

May 3, 2008

With a singing horse and 16-foot castle, it should be quite a show. That's what the team at the Dunedin Showcase Theater for Kids is promising from its production next month of "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court." ...more

January 26, 2008

Coworkers say Hillsborough County Animal Services won't be the same without the hard work and smile of ...more

December 8, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Kids R Kids School of Learning held its second annual Thanksgiving Family Feast on Wednesday. ...more

November 22, 2007

Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday for Jackie Loto, a Tampa native who founded her own dance studio more than 40 years ago and played an important role in local Gasparilla and Super Bowl galas. ...more

November 19, 2007

Congratulations. Not only to the winners Chris Allen and Tina Smothers, but to all the talented folks in the Heartland Competition. ...more

November 14, 2007

Costumes at the annual Trick or Treat Street event at Riverview High School on Oct. 27 ranged from everyday superhero to scary monsters to bags of cotton candy. ...more

November 3, 2007

Karen Shuey isn't a krewe member, but she knows all about Gasparilla. Especially costumes. ...more

October 31, 2007