TAMPA -- Tampa fire inspectors plan to visit Without Walls International Church this afternoon to ensure fire alarms and sprinklers work properly in its sanctuary and administrative building, said Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Bill Wade. The city's code enforcement board gave the church until today to inspect the sprinklers and alarms and make roughly 20 repairs to the two buildings. ...more

December 17, 2008

Without Walls International Church faces fines for failing to ensure fire alarms and sprinklers work properly in its sanctuary and administrative building. ...more

December 3, 2008

Jack Ryan is putting a new twist on an old saying. ...more

May 10, 2008

Jack Ryan is putting a new twist on an old saying. "Build it, and they will come," he says of the mantra from the film "Field of Dreams." ...more

May 10, 2008

CLEARWATER - A Church of Scientology critic was found dead over the weekend in what police are calling a suicide. The body of Shawn Lonsdale, 39, was found in his home at 510 N. Lincoln Ave. about 12:30 p.m. Saturday, said Elizabeth Daly-Watts, Clearwater public safety spokeswoman. ...more

February 19, 2008

The first unconventional or non-traditional funeral we can remember attending was about 15 years ago. When we walked through the doors of the Catholic Church where it was being held, we were greeted by the familiar sounds of a Jimmy Buffett ballad. We knew the deceased well. The song and the artist were definitely his favorites. Many other Buffett singles could be heard preceding and immediately following the funeral liturgy. And the celebration at the family's home afterwards continued with a Margaritaville theme. What we didn't realize at the time was; that particular funeral and a few others like it were forerunners of things to come for aging boomers, their families and friends, funeral directors, and clergy of all denominations. As the New York Times said in July 2006, regarding The Boomer's Funeral, "It's My Funeral and I'll Serve Ice Cream If I Want To," – times and funerals have changed. ...more

November 9, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - The Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church is celebrating a grand opening and everyone is invited. ...more

October 11, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - In 2004, when state officials told staff at the Iglesia Missionera Assembleia de Dios that their land was needed to make room for the Interstate 275 expansion, their reaction wasn't one of gloom, but of gratitude. ...more

September 20, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - In 2004, when state officials told staff at the Iglesia Missionera Assembleia de Dios that their land was needed to make room for the Interstate 275 expansion, their reaction wasn't one of gloom, but of gratefulness. ...more

September 15, 2007