Tampa, FL - Get help creating the backyard you've always dreamed of at the Botanical Gardens.
A gardening bonanza of butterfly plants, herbs and native plants await you June 9 where you can buy the plants you need and get expert advice on where to put them.
The event costs $5 for...more adults. Children get in Free. There is free parking and a free children's activity area.
For more information, visit the Botanical Gardens Website at http://www.cas.usf.edu/garden

Tampa, Florida -- Guess what all you chocolate lovers... Juniper Dining is hosting their very own National Chocolate Chip Day!

Join us in Juniper Tuesday, May 15 and enjoy our all day Chocolate Chip selection! You can choose from Chocolate Chip Pancakes, Chocolate Chip Banana Nut...more Muffins, Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Quesadillas, even Chocolate Chip Pizza!

Use your meal plan or cash/credit price is $8.82 + tax for lunch. If using dining dollars or Bull Bucks $6.88 + tax for lunch.

Tampa, Florida-- Brews With Attitude, the craft division of Pepin Distributing Company, and their Craft Brewing  partners announce their Annual Brews with Attitude, Craft Beer Festival on May 15, 2012 from 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. on T.Pepin’ s Hospitality Centre grounds. 
The festival coincides...more with American Craft Beer Week, the mother of all beer weeks. 
This festival is an exciting opportunity for craft brewers to commemorate their art and tradition with enthusiasts across the country
Attendees can expect great beers, food, music and education with more than 100 craft brands, and even a few beers that have never been released in Florida.
Multiple sampling tents will house the breweries, and will allow for witnessing of home brewing demonstrations, a home brew competition, an art competition, and DJ entertainment.
Brews With Attitude Craft Beer Festival is a annual celebration promoting Tampa’s thriving craft beer culture. 
The objective is to enhance beer

You have a chance to make a difference in the lives of those battling not only breast cancer, but ovarian, prostate, and even melanoma cancers.

Thousands of survivors, runners, and walkers all took part in the 7th Annual Miles for Moffitt Saturday, May 12 at the University of South...more Florida Sundome. It's estimated that 7,000 people attended.

Miles for Moffitt brings together cancer survivors, patients, friends, families, and others who want to support local cancer research.

The events, which include 5K, 5 mile, and 1 mile walks/runs kicked off just before 7:30 a.m.

10 News anchors Heather Van Nest and Reginald Roundtree were honored to serve as emcees. The special survivor's tribute ceremony around 9:15 a.m. is one of the many highlights.

Check out Heather's photo gallery here

All of the registration fees/donations go directly to support cancer research. Sponsors underwrite all of the expenses associated with the

Tampa, Fla. -- For the USF softball team, a three-year draught ended Sunday night.

The Bulls landed in the Big Dance for the first time since 2008, entering the NCAA Tournament via the Gainesville Regional, as announced on ESPNU late Sunday evening.

USF is slated in a...more double-elimination bracket that features all Florida teams. The Bulls will lead the tournament off against UCF Friday at 3:30 p.m. EST, as FGCU and fifth-seeded Florida sit on the other half.

Earlier this season, USF topped the Gators in Gainesville. The Bulls are 1-1 against Florida this season, 1-0 against FGCU and have not played UCF. Of the 63 other teams in the field, USF has faced 19 this season.

Temple Terrace, Florida-- The City of Temple Terrace website offers a variety events for your little one. Arts and Activities, including age-appropriate stories, finger plays, rhymes and songs, take place on the following Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m.:May 16May 23May 30 
This gives school-age children the opportunity to read, create and have fun.
 

Temple Terrace, Florida - An elderly couple is talking about a scary experience at their home Friday, when they were viciously attacked by a stranger. The incident happened at Charlotte and Ralph Tennants home along Rainbow Street. Police have arrested 23-year-old Sydric...more Reynolds.

Charlotte said Reynolds started talking to her outside the couple's home along Rainbow Street about doing yard work. They went inside, and that's when the 78-year-old said Reynolds attacked. Next thing Charlotte knew, she was on the floor.

"I was kicking and screaming and he got a hand over my mouth and he had covered my eyes," said Charlotte. "Said if you don't stop screaming I will kill you. Now please don't scream. I will kill you, do you understand. I will kill you."

But Charlotte screamed loud enough that her husband came to the living room, where the 82-year-old said Reynolds hit him and caused a gash that needed eight stitches. Reynolds took off when another family

 
Tampa, FL --  ...The Green Iguana! 
Chefs gathered in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Friday night to flip burgers for braggin’ rights and raise money to support Friends of the Riverwalk in their goal of completing and activating Tampa’s Riverwalk. 
The panel of culinary and...more celebrity Judges awarded Best Burger in the Bay to Green Iguana who presented a specialty burger not even on their menu, but will be served in restaurants for the next month in honor of their win!
The "ALA DAMM BAMA BOURBON BBQ BURGER" "The South Speaks Burger” with a smokey half pound beef topped with Bourbon molasses pulled pork, smoked cheese and fried sweet potato on a sweet bun, teased with Tabasco mayo and crisp Carolina slaw. Finished with a thick tempura fried pickle.
Foodies in attendance voted BGR The Burger Joint as People’s Choice winner. Their burger was "The Wellington" with deep-roasted mushrooms, caramelized onions, garlic, black truffles with blue cheese and house made mojo

Washington, D.C. - Concerned about the public health threat posed by forgotten factory sites in his home state of Ohio and nationwide, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) on Monday requested a Senate committee hold a hearing on the EPA's ability to address the problem of lead contamination in soil....more  

USA Today's 14-month investigation exposed unsafe levels of lead in homes and parks that can cause health problems, especially in kids. Some of those sites are here in the Tampa Bay area.

See Also: 10 News Investigators look into contaminated Temple Terrace site

Some national environmental organizations expressed outrage that the EPA has known about the sites for years yet failed to warn people living nearby.

Meanwhile, regulators and health officials across the country continue to take actions as a result of the newspaper's investigation:

In Atlanta, the EPA says it will test soil in a neighborhood around an old smelter site
In

WASHINGTON - Six U.S. senators are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to immediately examine the health threats posed by forgotten factory sites like the one in Temple Terrace, recently spotlighted by the 10 News Investigators and USA Today.

In a letter sent...more Wednesday to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, the senators urged the EPA to "take immediate action" to review unassessed sites and to set priorities for remediation, such as sites near schools or playgrounds. "It is necessary to ensure that people living near these sites, especially children, are safe," the letter said.

The letter was organized by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and was also signed by Sens. Robert Casey, D-Pa.; Jack Reed, D-R.I.; Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.; Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.; and Al Franken, D-Minn.

INTERACTIVE: Explore old factory sites, photos, videos

USA TODAY: Full coverage of lead smelter investigation

"These former lead smelter sites may no

Tampa, Florida -- Tampa Police have arrested four people who attempted to buy a kilogram of cocaine.

According to police, the arrests on the afternoon of May 8 in the 1700 block of Busch Boulevard was the result of a two-week long investigation.

Reynaldo Garcia, 39, Eric...more McGill, 50, Elijah Banks III, 41, and Thomas Snell, 37, were all charged with Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine over 400 grams in exchange for $34,000. Banks and McGill were also charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

A Ford Expedition and a Chrysler van were also seized at the scene along with the cash.

Tampa, FL - May 11 is National Public Gardens Day and the USF Botanical Gardens is proud to offer free admission all day.
The Botanical Gardens will also offer free childrens activities all day in the new family activity center.
For more information, please call 813-974-2329 or visit the Botanical Gardens Website.

Tampa, Florida - Graduating and no job yet? Attend the STATEWIDE JOB FAIR at the UCF Arena in Orlando, May 9, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. and talk to employers hiring for full-time positions.
The fair is open to graduates of all Florida public universities. Dress in business attire and bring plenty...more of resumes. For more information, including a list of registered employers, go to www.career.usf.edu.
The job fair is coordinated by USF and the other state University Career Centers.

TAMPA, Florida (AP) - Authorities say one of two drivers accused of fatally hitting a pedestrian has turned himself in.

Twenty-seven-year-old Javier Fernandez was arrested early Monday. He's charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and driving without a valid driver's...more license.

The Tampa Bay Times reports Cynthia Myhal was walking along a Tampa street Saturday night when she was hit by Fernandez. The force of the crash sent Myhal into the path of a black Nissan Maxima. Both vehicles left the scene.

Myhal was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say the Maxima is a late 1990s model with a sunroof and a Florida orange and black specialty tag. It possibly has damage to its undercarriage.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.