From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great holiday photos in South and Central Tampa's 2008 Holiday Photo Contest. It was not easy to pick a winner, but our judges at southtampa .tbo.com and centraltampa.tbo.com finally chose David and Jennifer Mortensen's photograph of their baby taking a nap in a Christmas stocking. The Mortensens, of Citrus Park, won $50 for the picture. Second place, and $25, went to Ted and Priscilla Porter of South Tampa for a photo of their son, Thomas Porter, with the Grinch. Kathleen Boyle, a kindergarten teacher at Mabry Elementary, donned the Grinch suit in the photo. Caren Harvey of Valrico took third place and $25 for a photo of her daughter Brianna's first Christmas with her "reindog," Tonka. ...more

January 7, 2009

From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great holiday photos entered in the 2008 Holiday Photo Contest sponsored by the Plant City Courier & Tribune and its sister community newspapers. It was not an easy decision to pick a winner, but our judges finally decided on David and Jennifer Mortensen's picture of their daughter Madelyn taking a nap in a Christmas stocking. The Mortensens, who live in Citrus Park, won $50 for her photo. ...more

January 7, 2009

From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great photos in the Northeast News & Tribune's 2008 Holiday Photo Contest. ...more

December 31, 2008

From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great holiday photos in the Northwest News & Tribune's 2008 Holiday Photo Contest. ...more

December 31, 2008

From dogs and cats in holiday garb to youngsters sitting with Santa, there were lots of great holiday photos in the Carrollwood News & Tribune's 2008 Holiday Photo Contest. ...more

December 31, 2008

Santa Claus says he's added a New York City traffic agent to his naughty list after she gave him a ticket for double parking while delivering gifts to children. ...more

December 18, 2008

Why so serious? The biggest movie of the summer will likely become the biggest DVD of the year as well. "The Dark Knight," with Heath Ledger's dark portrayal of the Joker, hits stores today. ...more

December 9, 2008

If the Grinch stole your Christmas lights or you don't have time to decorate the exterior of your house or business for the holidays, then Deck the Lights has the solution for you. ...more

December 7, 2008

While Davis Islands is far from Whoville, it appears the Grinch still knows how to find the neighborhood. ...more

December 4, 2008

If the Grinch stole your Christmas lights or you don't have time to decorate the exterior of your house or business for the holidays, then Deck the Lights has the solution for you. ...more

December 3, 2008