Centerpoint Church in Valrico is remaking its campus for Tampa Bay HEAT, with a gym and new auditorium on the way.

Kids can explore big rigs and watch a helicopter land at this year's Big Truck Day in Truckee, which also doubles as a pet food drive.

Mayor Andre Sayegh joined NJCDC leaders at 54 Front Street as the 40,000-square-foot facility officially began rising.

Over 50 hands-on exhibits hit Sam Houston Park Saturday, from potato batteries to painting a Tesla Cybertruck.

The expanded lab has 38 stations, following a period when 145 students were enrolled and another 100 were on a waiting list.

Hiller Aviation Museum's Halloween run includes a free trunk-or-treat and a plane you can paint yourself.

The Autry Museum turns its backlot into a trick-or-treat trail Saturday, with puppet shows and a maze for $20 adult tickets.

Ground broke Friday on a 12,500-square-foot child care center at 121 The Parkway, aimed at easing Greenville's years-long waitlist crunch.

Elizabeth Christensen leads La Costa Canyon's Maverick Brigade while running a nonprofit focused on community service.

Stargate Charter School student Peter Daniell took home $100,000 after nailing a question on the Whiskey Rebellion.

Goats, alpacas and a straw maze await at Fritz Park, where weekend pumpkin hunting runs through Oct. 31.

Zoning applications filed near West 32nd and Illinois would bring a new Junior Achievement space and a green microforest to the Children's Museum campus.

A no-cost, dual-language preschool near Admiral Kidd Park is scheduled to open in November and aims to ease a severe childcare gap in West Long Beach.