The winners in the 2009 Chasco Fiesta street parade and the Gulfside Corvette Club Chasco Car, Truck and Bike Show have been announced. ...more

March 28, 2009

It turns out the little city on the ridge is every bit as much a state of mind as it is a real-world town with real-world concerns. In fact, these apparent contradictions constitute a textbook example of cognitive dissonance - the ability to entertain, simultaneously, conflicting attitudes. ...more

January 14, 2009

A close friend says Van Johnson, Hollywood star of the movies' golden age, has died. ...more

December 12, 2008

Heckuva job, Buddy. And hello, you must be going. ...more

November 8, 2008

THEATER Today Summerplay; written by Summerplay teenagers for teens, it explores the oral tradition of storytelling; 2 p.m. today and Saturday; $10; Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 N. MacInnes Place, Tampa; (813) 229-7827 ...more

July 18, 2008

Plant City Entertainment's presentation of its summer musical, "Brigadoon," an award-winning Broadway play, opens Friday at the Cornerstone Center. ...more

July 16, 2008

A class for females 12 and older, Street Smart Self-Defense, will be held Friday at Chris Welbon Karate Club, 602 S. Collins St. The class will meet from 6 to 8:30 p.m. ...more

July 12, 2008

Anyone who thinks Italy and Scotland don't have much in common needs to come out today when Plant City Entertainment hosts a spaghetti dinner with entertainment from the community theater's production of the Scotland-themed musical "Brigadoon." ...more

June 21, 2008

A scholarship was presented recently to a Plant City High School student in memory of a certified public accountant who was killed in a car accident last year on his way to a hunting trip. ...more

June 14, 2008

The Plant City Recreation and Parks Department is offering several classes at the Planteen Recreation Center, 301 Dort St., and adjacent Winter Visitors Center, 403 N. Dort. ...more

June 7, 2008