Mummies and pharaoh masks rested in columns to dry while 12-year-old Samantha Mitchell tried to corral a dozen elementary and middle school students into a pyramid formation to rap about King Tut. ...more

July 20, 2009

The Encore Academy at Pasco-Hernando Community College will offer a variety of enrichment workshops beginning this month on the New Port Richey campus, 10230 Ridge Road. ...more

January 21, 2009

Once again, our Mrs. Harvey's White Fruitcake Haiku Contest prompted much reaction from readers, not all of it favorable. ...more

January 4, 2009

Egyptian scientists are carrying out DNA tests on two mummified fetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun to determine whether they are the young pharaoh's offspring, the antiquities authority said this week. ...more

August 8, 2008

More than 70 galleries and museums in the Bay area are hosting exhibits related to this month's "Convergence 2008: Textures in the Tropics," an international conference of fiber and textile art sponsored by Handweavers Guild of America. ...more

June 11, 2008

Egypt plans to conduct a DNA test on a 3,500-year-old mummy to determine whether it is King Thutmose I, one of the most important pharaohs, the country's chief archaeologist said Thursday. ...more

May 30, 2008

King Tut's buck-toothed face was unveiled Sunday for the first time in public - more than 3,000 years after the youngest and most famous pharaoh to rule ancient Egypt was shrouded in linen and buried in his golden underground tomb. ...more

November 5, 2007

Ever dream of meeting Abe Lincoln? George Washington? Or how about Mark Twain or Marie Antoinette? Chris Dunne, a New Port Richey resident, will make it possible with a tourist attraction in development, Stars of History. ...more

October 20, 2007