A man participating in a tax protest in Port Richey was hospitalized Wednesday evening after he was hit by a car. ...more

April 17, 2009

A modern-day Tea Party protest overtook downtown Tampa on Wednesday. No one spilled crates of Earl Grey into the already tea-colored bay, but there were a lot of American flags wrapped around shoulders and a few "Don't Tread On Me" flags flying in the breeze. The rally bemoaned the recent federal stimulus packages that bailed out bankers, investors and big-money industrialists. ...more

April 16, 2009

A local version of the Tax Day Tea Party on April 15 is being organized in Highlands County by three grandmothers. ...more

April 14, 2009

Dressed in colorful attire, mothers and daughters came together recently to have tea and help the Hope Children's Home. ...more

April 1, 2009

Pasco Republicans and Democrats are butting heads over President Barack Obama's plan for stimulating the economy. Many members of the Spirit of '76 Republican Club recently dressed the part of Revolutionary War-era Americans and held a Tea Party protest against the stimulus package. The GOP has held similar protests in other parts of the nation in recent weeks. ...more

April 1, 2009

The Rose Circle Garden Club hosted its March 4 meeting at the Davis Islands Yacht Club. ...more

March 18, 2009

The lighthearted atmosphere is deceiving. While women decorate tables with heirloom tea services and china and spend the morning socializing, sipping tea and nibbling scones lathered with Devonshire cream, the motives behind the tea party are anything but frivolous. ...more

March 18, 2009

There were no tomahawk-wielding Colonials dumping boxes of English tea into the Hillsborough River and, fortunately, nobody was tarred and feathered. ...more

February 28, 2009

There were no tomahawk-wielding Colonials dumping boxes of English tea into the Hillsborough River, and fortunately, nobody was tarred and feathered. ...more

February 27, 2009

Adkins' CPR May Spur Taxpayer 'Tea Party' Commissioner Atkins' stimulus plan to give $4,000 to $5,000 to buyers of foreclosed homes or first-time home buyers is nothing more than an Obama Stimulus II. Obama promised redistribution of wealth during his campaign, and he is certainly keeping his promise with his stimulus plan. ...more

February 26, 2009