Chabad of East Pasco and New Tampa held its first Grand Purim Bash on March 10 at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Highwoods Preserve, 8310 Galbreath Road. ...more

March 25, 2009

Is Prince calling himself Prince again? Either way, he must be skipping in his megaheeled boots because it's raining purple on the runways! ...more

November 9, 2008

"A penny saved is a penny earned" wasn't only true in Ben Franklin's time. A Brandon Coupon Club member since 2000, Aimee Hargett clutches a stack of neatly clipped coupons she plans to use on her next visit to the grocery store. Some are for 25 cents off. Others will earn her free products when she buys one. Individually, they don't seem like a lot of savings. But collectively, they represent hundreds of dollars over the course of a year. ...more

July 23, 2008

Talk about your sibling rivalries. The one that's been raging inside the Manning household is really going to heat up now because there is no longer anything substantial that Peyton has that Eli doesn't. ...more

February 4, 2008

Peyton Manning's kid brother isn't known for his mobility, but Eli Manning escaped the clutches of a heavy rush and found wide receiver David Tyree for the game's critical 32-yard reception. ...more

February 4, 2008

Well we're back. We were able to leave for a Caribbean cruise and return without causing even a ripple in the county's daily activities. We were off to have our share of fun. That's what the cruise lines promise you if you book with them – regardless of who "them" is. Yet, there are a few things the commercials and brochures do not address. Like for instance there are times when you are required to stand in line with hundreds of other fun-seekers before you can have your share of the festivities. Frequently those people who are not having fun outnumber those who are by a ratio of lots to few. While there is no corollary between the two, the number of old people outnumber those shown in the ads is the same ratio of lots to few. ...more

December 22, 2007

Invited to pose by a New York advertising executive, a little girl in a yellow shirt flashes a broad smile as she clutches a bottle of Flintstone's chewable vitamins in a picture that's hard to resist. ...more

December 15, 2007

The photograph captures a moment in a child's life in Tampa, March 1913. ...more

December 8, 2007

Mike Batchelor invited the heads of 46 charities into his downtown office for one-on-one meetings to personally deliver the news. Nearby, on a small table, sat a box of tissues. ...more

November 22, 2007

The ingredients seemed just right for Zephyrhills on Friday night. Up by two points at Bulldogs Stadium, a defense that hassled both Land O' Lakes quarterbacks the entire night, a freshman controlling the Gators offense, Land O' Lakes with a fourth-and-15 and, oh, 43 seconds left on the game clock. ...more

September 15, 2007