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May 19, 2009

The St. Pete Times Forum was No. 1 in the world for gross ticket sales during a recent 31-day period, according to an industry trade publication. ...more

March 18, 2009

If West Pasco residents get an Italian lilt in their voices, don't be surprised. The sights and sounds of Italy will come to New Port Richey in a Richey Community Orchestra concert, "That's Amore!" on Sunday, Feb. 15. ...more

February 4, 2009

TAMPA -- Sure, with the Eagles in town and the Super Bowl approaching, traffic was bad Thursday night. But it was better than Wednesday. Still, the city's transportation officials are expecting more jammed conditions tonight, as pre-Super Bowl festivities combine with afternoon rush hour and the crowds attending tonight's hockey game. ...more

January 30, 2009

Celine Dion's stage sat in the center of the Forum floor Wednesday night like a boxing ring. She entered the arena, in fact, surrounded by an entourage, not unlike a fighter about to enter the ring. ...more

January 29, 2009

No matter how many times Leonardo DiCaprio stars in a mob movie or Kate Winslet appears in a low-budget art film, they are inexorably linked because of the success of "Titanic." ...more

January 8, 2009

The Fox network, which has a reputation for some of the lowest of the low-brow reality shows, proves it has a heart with "Secret Millionaire," a feel-good reality series debuting at 8 tonight just in time for the holiday season. ...more

December 3, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) -- Scooching in between Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson sounds intimidating, if not a little scary. But Kara DioGuardi, the newly-installed fourth judge on "American Idol," is confident she'll find her niche within the bickering, ratings-tested judges' panel where the line between love and hate is blurred with every critique. ...more

August 26, 2008

Saturday is Elvis Presley's death day. Let's make a batch of fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches and dust off the DVD of "Clambake," a movie so bad that it's fun. ...more

August 15, 2008

On July 3, 1608, French explorer Samuel de Champlain founded a fur-trading post on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. ...more

June 1, 2008