I sat at a traffic light at State Road 60 and 22nd Street in Tampa on Thursday as law enforcement agencies escorted a hearse bearing the body of a soldier who had died in service to our country. He was home for burial. I arrived home a short time later and turned on the news to see that numerous brave souls awaiting deployment overseas were killed in Texas. ...more

November 7, 2009

City officials are proclaiming a six-month undercover investigation of adult-oriented businesses in Drew Park successful. ...more

January 19, 2009

Can you run up 42 flights of stairs without collapsing of exhaustion? If so, the Tampa Bay chapter of the American Lung Association wants to hear from you. The association is preparing to hold its annual "Climb Tampa" challenge in March, where dozens of brave souls race to the top of the 42-story Bank of America building in downtown. ...more

January 14, 2009

If you have any doubt that good things come in threes, check out "Sister's Christmas Catechism" at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Playwright Maripat Donovan has scored a trifecta with this funny follow-up to her popular "Late Nite Catechism" and "Late Nite Catechism 2." ...more

December 5, 2008

Review of "Sister's Christmas Catechism" ...more

December 3, 2008

Most everyone in the audience for the second semi-final round of Heartland Idol knew it was going to be a special night when Donnie Shaffer, the night's first singer, blew a fuse and knocked out the sound system. ...more

October 25, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Randy Rochelle. ...more

September 23, 2008

Thai Terrace is one of those places we're apprehensive about reviewing, because then it might become packed with customers and lose its charming, intimate atmosphere. ...more

February 21, 2008

No one ever accused Simon Cowell of being compassionate - until this year. ...more

February 11, 2008