What rhymes with ginkgo? For people in many American cities, the word is STINKO. ...more

November 8, 2009

The U.S. Flag of Honor flew Wednesday over the Tampa Police Department district office where slain Cpl. Mike Roberts worked. ...more

August 27, 2009

The U.S. Flag of Honor will fly today over the Tampa Police Department district office where slain Cpl. Mike Roberts worked. Police Chief Stephen Hogue and Maj. John Bennett will raise the flag about 11:30 a.m. over District II, 9330 N. 30th St. ...more

August 26, 2009

"A.J. Liebling: The Sweet Science and Other Writings." Edited by Pete Hamill (Library of America, $40) ...more

March 15, 2009

the daily newspaper - unless the government grants publishers some urgent and long-overdue regulatory relief. ...more

March 1, 2009

AMC theaters and historic Tampa Theatre are offering two opportunities for you to get into the spirit of the Oscars this weekend. On Saturday, you can watch all five films nominated for best picture at area AMC theaters. On Sunday, Tampa Theatre is hosting "Oscar Night America-Tampa Bay," an evening of glitz and glamour including a red carpet, paparazzi and watching the Academy Awards telecast on the big screen. ...more

February 20, 2009

Dedicated movie buffs will have a chance to see all five motion pictures that are nominated for "Best Picture" Oscars at a special marathon screening in select AMC theaters on Feb. 21. ...more

February 9, 2009

Confidence in the wisdom of the custodians of the economy has taken a big hit this year. The people in charge of our investments and our taxes no longer seem so conservative, so diligent or so smart. ...more

December 20, 2008

Dawn Firestine patiently waited as cameras clicked, hairdressers teased and a tailor stitched. A few feet away stood a photo set with a seamless white background, plastic props, including a silver globe, and a couple of sparkling vases filled with red delicious and green Granny Smith apples. ...more

September 9, 2008

Three men were convicted Monday of conspiracy to murder in a terrorist bombing campaign, but the jury could not reach a verdict on allegations they plotted to use liquid explosives to down trans-Atlantic airliners. ...more

September 9, 2008