A talking and singing strawberry named Jammer is the star of new animated film, but the character was created as much to educate as to entertain. ...more

January 4, 2010

Six younger princesses get a chance to meet Disney's Princess Tiana, left, on Thursday at the National Association of Black Journalists conference in Tampa. Also joining the group was Anika Noni Rose, the Tony Award winner who provides the voice of the princess in the upcoming Walt Disney animated film "The Princess and the Frog." ...more

August 8, 2009

As Jerry Seinfeld took the Mahaffey Theater stage Thursday night, he told the sold-out audience that he was happy to be in St. Petersburg, "A tiny city without one curb. Don't you guys like curbs?" ...more

February 27, 2009

"Coraline," the first stop-motion animated film to be conceived and shot in 3-D, is visually dazzling, as you'd expect - but strangely joyless. ...more

February 6, 2009

Rueben Schaffer says he would like to be a cartoonist or a NASCAR driver when he grows up. ...more

December 17, 2008

Rueben Schaffer has created dozens of cartoons, many of them appearing on an educational Web site for budding animators. ...more

December 16, 2008

Airlines have been seeking new sources fuel to cut costs for some time, but leave it to fun-loving Southwest Airlines to test the power of pixie dust. ...more

November 1, 2008

Aircraft manufacturers have begun to seek surrogate fuel sources to produce "green" jet fuel and cut costs, but leave it to fun-loving Southwest Airlines to test pixie dust power. Tinker Bell One, a specially decorated Boeing 737, is scheduled to visit Tampa International Airport on a flight from Chicago at 2 p.m. today. ...more

October 31, 2008

Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

August 6, 2008

Actor Bruce Adler, who received Tony nominations for his Broadway performances and lent his voice to some Disney films, has died. He was 63. ...more

July 27, 2008