Two-by-two, hundreds of Tanglewood residents turned out Friday at its community center to help feed needy families with its annual Christmas food drive held in conjunction with the Salvation Army. ...more

December 21, 2008

It is not merely about the network anymore. The phone matters - as long as it includes a multi-megapixel camera, music player, touch screen, keyboard, global-positioning system and anything else not necessarily related to calling and answering. ...more

December 21, 2008

The mood was delightful inside the cafeteria of Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point for the annual holiday gift basket distribution last week. ...more

December 19, 2008

Barbara Cominoli found several ways to cut back on spending for the holidays during the recession. She scaled back her Christmas card list to save money on stamps. ...more

December 17, 2008

If you're moving slowly on your shopping this holiday season, you're not alone. Most people are less than half-finished, a new survey says. ...more

December 17, 2008

The weather outside was frightful on a cold, rain-swept Friday morning. But the mood was so delightful inside the cafeteria of Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point for the annual holiday gift basket distribution. Some 77 needy families in West Pasco will have happy holidays as a result, the Rev. Jack Long, the pastor at the hospital, emphasized. ...more

December 17, 2008

TAMPA -- If you're moving slowly on your shopping this holiday season, you're not alone. Most people are less than half-finished, a new survey says. ...more

December 16, 2008

The cupboard is far from bare at the local Salvation Army and since toy donations are on track, the spaces beneath the trees of some 300 local needy families will be filled this year. ...more

December 14, 2008

The first of thousands of needy families began picking up meals and toys today at Metropolitan Ministries' annual Holiday Center. ...more

December 13, 2008

The lure of $50 gift cards drew early birds to the Lakeland Police Department's first Gun Buy-Back this morning. ...more

December 13, 2008