Traffic Talk With Alicia Roberts http://http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/tools/ en Feedback@tbo.com Copyright 2010 2010-10-05T10:26:39+00:00 Pet Personal Update http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/tools/comments/pet-personal-update/ Come out Wednesday morning at 10:30 to meet News Channel 8’s Alicia Roberts and adopt Sugar and Spice!!!

Who: “Sugar & Spice”     
Animal ID#‘s 1285805 and 1285804

What: Twin sisters, white with gray tiger striped Domestic Short Haired kitties….just about a year old.

More: These beautiful…]]> Traffic Talk With Alicia Roberts 2010-10-05T11:26:39+00:00 Who is your mentor? http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/tools/comments/so-who-is-your-mentor/ Today, I will be at Sulphur Springs Elementary School to interview Big Brother Big Sister’s “Big of the Year,” Neil Armstrong (not the astronaut, LOL). So who has been your mentor? That one person who has changed your life? And don’t forget to check out Neil’s story Friday morning on…]]> Traffic Talk With Alicia Roberts 2010-09-28T09:58:53+00:00 Here’s a very special Pet Personal this week… http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/tools/comments/heres-a-very-special-pet-personal-this-week/ Here’s a very special Pet Personal this week… Alicia found these two kittens on the side of Bayshore Blvd. This brother and sister pair, named Sugar and Spice, are incredibly sweet and just need a loving home and second chance on life… can you help??!!??

The kittens…]]> Traffic Talk With Alicia Roberts 2010-09-27T12:00:25+00:00 The Faces of Pediatric Cancer http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/tools/comments/the-faces-of-pediatric-cancer/ So many of us wear a mask during difficult times in our lives.  We put on a brave face on the days we are uncertain about the future, a happy face when times are blue, and a calm face when those around us are troubled.  Children with cancer are no…]]> Traffic Talk With Alicia Roberts 2010-09-23T12:02:27+00:00 Selmon Expressway Converts to All-Electronic Tolling this Friday http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/tools/comments/selmon-expressway-converts-to-all-electronic-tolling-this-friday/ A new electronic tolling system will be in place beginning this Friday. The Tampa Hillsborough County Expressway Authority has scheduled the conversion of the Selmon Expressway to All-Electronic Tolling for the night of September 17, 2010. At that time, all drivers will not have to slow down or stop at…]]> Traffic Talk With Alicia Roberts 2010-09-14T10:32:43+00:00 A viewer response I just had to post http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/tools/comments/a-viewer-response-i-just-had-to-post/ Thanks to my fabulous friend James Crane… he posted the funniest “kid traffic report” I have ever heard on my profile page in response to my third grade picture.  So creative… you have to read it.  James, I laughed out loud!

“I can almost hear it now…..Ok , kids…]]> Traffic Talk With Alicia Roberts 2010-08-25T12:04:09+00:00 Yellow Buses, Orange Construction Cones http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/tools/comments/yellow-buses-orange-construction-cones/ As Pasco County kids head back to class today, construction changes could add to the bustle of school buses on one busy corridor.  FDOT officials say the changes could bring delays as drivers adjust to the new traffic patterns:

The US 41 widening project from Tower Rd. to Connerton Rd.…]]> Traffic Talk With Alicia Roberts 2010-08-16T11:22:59+00:00 Saying Goodbye and Thanks http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/tools/comments/saying-goodbye-and-thanks/ It’s true… I will be leaving Channel 8 as of September 30th to pursue some exciting career opportunities(I promise I will reveal all of the details soon!) In the meantime, thank you, Tampa Bay. What a tremendous four years it has been. I am truly humbled by your support and…]]> Traffic Talk With Alicia Roberts 2010-08-12T12:43:55+00:00 Two Local Cheer Athletes Speak Out http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/tools/comments/two-local-cheer-athletes-speak-out/ I recently received an email from two cheer athletes from Tampa, Kayla and Taylor, who are upset about a federal judge’s decision indicating competitive cheerleading is not an official sport that colleges can use to meet gender-equity requirements. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38347400/)

I explored this issue with several local cheer athletes…]]> Traffic Talk With Alicia Roberts 2010-07-29T12:18:54+00:00 Girls-Only Robotics Camp http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/tools/comments/girls-only-robotics-camps/ What do robots, an obstacle course, and bright pink tee shirts have in common?

They’re all signs that perhaps the stereotype boys are better in math and science is changing. And at the girls-only Summer Robotics Camp at FLATE, short for Florida Advanced Technological Education Center, in Brandon, camp organizers…]]> Traffic Talk With Alicia Roberts 2010-07-29T10:16:46+00:00