Paul Newman died Sept. 26, 2008, at age 83 after a long battle with cancer. The House on Tuesday night approved a resolution recognizing Newman's achievements on and off screen. ...more

February 25, 2009

You've got to be at the top of your game to be a one-name model: There's Iman, Naomi, Gisele — Barbie. The 11.5-inch plastic doll is still on top as a high-fashion muse as she approaches her 50th birthday, and will make her New York Fashion Week catwalk debut on Saturday in 50 outfits by the country's top designers ...more

February 10, 2009

General Motors and Chrysler, bruised by the severe industry downturn, have held preliminary discussions about combining operations, including a full-scale merger, according to people familiar with the talks. ...more

October 12, 2008

Trying to ferret out (with apologies to ferrets everywhere) last week's more readable letters was a bit like putting lipstick on a pig and ... oh never mind. ...more

September 14, 2008

Many of the finest moments in the area's cultural history have come from the mouths of the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, the area's acclaimed choir. Whether on its own or matched up with The Florida Orchestra, the group has played an enormous part in helping define the local arts, as well as giving music lovers nourishment over three decades. ...more

June 1, 2008

One day after winning the national championship of women's basketball, nearly 13 years ago, she was in New York, making late-night conversation with David Letterman. Later, she was summoned to Washington, where she jogged with President Clinton. ...more

February 10, 2008

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard will see some improvements this year, but residents say there is still a long way to go. ...more

January 21, 2008

I was 25 feet from Evil Knievel. I almost couldn't believe it. However, due to years of battering, his body had deteriorated and he couldn't come out of his room. His wife, Krystal, signed for a massage chair, and we maneuvered it up an elevator and down narrow hallways in a condominium off Old Tampa Bay. I had been following this American icon for years since his disastrous crash landing at Caesars Palace. I'd seen the movie with George Hamilton portraying Evil and heard him admonish the Easy Rider types who smoked dope and disdained America. His white jump suit with red and blue trim said it all. ...more

January 18, 2008

Evoking the spirit of kitschy Americana like giant balls of string or alligator wrestling, seven aluminum-plated travel trailers once destined for the junkyard have gotten unexpected mileage as a roadside curiosity along eastbound Interstate 4. ...more

January 9, 2008

Mourners remembered daredevil Evel Knievel on Monday as a red, white and blue American icon who made a spiritual leap of faith long after his death-defying motorcycle jumps. ...more

December 11, 2007