07 23 2007 - Actress Anna Primiani (in pink) waits for direction from assistant director Jeremy Phoenix on the set of "She Could Be You," filming along E 98th Ave in Tampa on Monday. Primiani plays Kathy Longo, whose daughter Jennifer Marteliz, 7, disappeared along the same street in 1982 and was never found. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
07 16 2007 - Children practice their strokes during swim lessons. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
07 17 2007 - B.J. Upton reacts to getting called out by umpire Ron Kulpa (left) after a tag by Los Angeles' Chone Figgins on an attempted steal of third base in the 1st inning. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
07 16 2007 - Children in a Tampa Parks and Recreation program splash around at Cuscaden Pool on Monday afternoon. The public pool, built in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration and extensively rehabilitated recently, now may be closed part of the year due to the tighter city budget. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
07 15 2007 - Music Director Jim Cheyne conducts the Sunshine Brass Band during a performance Sunday at the Carrollwood Cultural Center. The event also featured an exhibition from the North Tampa Arts League. The band is comprised of volunteer musicians from the greater Tampa Bay area and promotes the British-style band heritage. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
07 08 2007 - Tampa preacher and televangelist Paula White delivers a sermon at her 22,000-member Without Walls Church. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
07 02 2007 - Tiffani Packer, wife of chef Rand Packer, works behind the register on last-minute preparations before the restaurant Mariposa Mexican Grill opened for the first time. A surfer turned skateboarder, one of Tampa’s top chefs brings the flavors of his pacific roots to Lutz. Rand Packer is the former executive chef for Roy’s, an upscale Outback Steakhouse franchise started by renowned chef Roy Yamaguchi. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
07 08 2007 - Anime fans take a break along the halls of the Tampa Convention Center during the Metrocon festival on Sunday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
07 03 2007 - Donovan Maginnis lets his dog Sascha back into their Lakeland house after bringing her outside for some midnight exercise early Wednesday when he got home from work as a Tampa police dispatcher. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
06 25 2007 - The ball slides down the court and into the goal during a game of Futsal, held Monday inside FishHawk Ranch. Futsal is similar to soccer, but is played on a hard court with a heavier ball and five players to a side, but no goalie. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
06 26 2007 - Rachel Carlson, the only girl who plays baseball with the boys in the New Tampa Little League, watches her teammates bat from the dugout during their game against Dade City on Tuesday night. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
07 05 2007 - Dr. Akram Al-Asdi (right), chairman of the board of trustees of the Islamic Education Center of Tampa, makes some measurements inside the burned mosque while Chris Brown, of Sun Contracting, begins tearing down the ceiling. April's fire began along this back wall of the prayer room. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
07 04 2007 - The fireworks display at the Westfield Brandon Mall for the Fourth of July. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
06 19 2007 - Anneka Barnes kisses her son Kahlil, 2, while preparing dinner with the help of her daughter India, 4, in their Tampa apartment. Barnes was making a dish prepared with organic pasta and sausage in a cream sauce. Barnes, who said she uses organic ingredients whenever she can while keeping the costs down, is one of a growing number of African American families cooking this way. African American and Hispanic families are the fastest growing segment of the organic food market. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times
07 01 2007 - Sabura Rashad is comforted by her husband, Yahya, on Sunday while he holds their baby, Asyah. Rashad alleges that one of her neighbors in their North Tampa mobile home park yelled derogatory comments about her religion and hijab while she and her baby were outside on Saturday, attempted to run her over and later followed her home and made threatening remarks. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times