The term "local haunt" will have a whole new meaning tonight when seven downtown bars and restaurants will be decked out with classic scary movie motifs. ...more

October 24, 2009

If you're going into parade withdrawal, fear not! The Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago Illuminated Knight Parade makes its way through Ybor City starting at 7 p.m. Saturday. More than 100 dazzling, illuminated floats will make their way down Seventh Avenue, leaving a trail of beads, booze and rowdy revelers. ...more

February 13, 2009

Throughout history, people have been oppressed to the point of desperation. Once the pain of enduring any longer becomes severe enough, a backlash begins to brew. ...more

February 12, 2009

During the regular season, Clearwater rolled through Class 5A, District 9 play with a perfect 12-0 record and won each of those games by an average of nearly 44 points. ...more

February 7, 2009

For all intents and purposes, this year's Class 5A, District 9 girls basketball tournament is expected play out how it has for the past two seasons: with Clearwater winning it all and the rest of the district rushing for runners-up status. ...more

January 31, 2009

Niccole Booze kept hoping. She knew it was improbable, but she never let go of the possibility her 3-year-old son would leave the Largo nursing home where he received medical care for much of his young life and one day return to his family. kept hoping. She knew it was improbable, but she never let go of the possibility her 3-year-old son would leave the Largo nursing home where he received medical care for much of his young life and one day return to his family. ...more

December 1, 2008

A child involved in a well-publicized "shaken baby" lawsuit and who had been on life support for more than two years died Friday, according to a former Pinellas County prosecutor. ...more

November 30, 2008

The tannest man alive isn't so bronze these days. As George Hamilton opens the door of his tony Los Angeles condo, his Super Swarthiness appears on the pale side, with even a hint of freckles on his face. ...more

October 26, 2008

My daughter is a puppy. A spotted puppy. It's an important distinction. Her breed may be a mystery, but her markings have been mapped with a surveyor's precision. She has a black ring around her right eye, three spots on her rump, a spot on her left rear "paw" and a black-tipped tail. ...more

October 26, 2008

You know you've gone too far when you make a nudist blush. ...more

June 25, 2008