Good Stuff

Last Friday seemed like just another day for Cathy Mayfield. Her morning was routine, serving breakfast and coffee at The Egg Station in South Lakeland.

Kids with special needs get to experience the joy of a day at the playground thanks to a generous gift from a longtime teacher in Pinellas County.

The worst thing about our dogs and cats is that they don’t live nearly as long as we’d want, wish, or hope for. There is a local organization that can step in when that time comes and make it the most peaceful and loving process all from your lap.

JROTC students spent two years cleaning the area's first African-American cemetery while the City of Sarasota bought new tombstones and vault coverings.

A treehouse is being built alongside Interstate 4 in Plant City, but this childhood dream isn't for kids.

Senior couples at the Town ‘N Country Senior Center danced the day away during a special Valentine’s dance Thursday. 

Vickie and Mike Santullo's relationship is the epitome of a whirlwind romance. The lovebirds recently celebrated 16 years as husband and wife.

It's the job of a lifeguard to save the life of a swimmer in distress, but five Clearwater lifeguards are being honored by the American Red Cross for saving the one person they thought was invincible in the water.

Dozens gathered Monday morning at a Bob Evans restaurant in Clearwater to surprise a special hero for his birthday. 

On Friday, patients were up early and waiting at Monticciolo Family & Sedation Dentistry in New Port Richey to receive dental care at no cost. Hundreds were there, and the line wrapped around the building.

He has been battling a rare disorder for 21-years, visiting the hospital every three-weeks for life-saving treatments. 

A new kind of art exhibit in Pinellas County isn’t just a treat for the eyes.

Each passing day brings more dogs through the doors at Manatee County Animal Services, and the folks at Motorworks Brewing are launching a campaign to help. The Bradenton brewery has turned its beer cans into adoption fliers for shelter pets at the shelter. 

One year ago, an 8-year-old Manatee County boy named Larry was getting ready to have a kidney transplant. But the kidney was just a hurdle he had to jump on his way to his first real test in life: raising a pig to enter in the Swine Live Auction at the Manatee County Fair.

With four paws and a wagging tail, Rucker has become the newest member of Manatee County's first responder family. 

At just 8 years old, North Port's Mark Shymanski is losing his sight, but he really wants to be a hockey player, so his teacher submitted him for a special program that helped him reach his goal.

After spending years in and out of Shriners Hospital in Tampa, one 13-year-old wanted to make the holidays a little more cheerful for others like her.

With each hot cup Caroline pours, she is helping kids just like herself.  She donates much of the proceeds to John Hopkins All Children's Hospital, where doctors successfully treated her for leukemia. 

A Manatee County couple got a Christmas surprise. Their baby girl made her debut one week early and came so fast, she was delivered on the side of the road.