In the middle of winter, TV adventurer Leon Logothetis relied on the kindness of Sommer for the first leg of his unlikely trip to the Super Bowl. ...more

January 28, 2009

From 8-foot kayaks to cabin cruisers 70 feet and longer, everything gleamed Friday at the opening of the annual Tampa Boat Show. ...more

September 6, 2008

From the 8-foot kayaks to the 70-plus-foot luxury cabin cruisers, everything gleamed today at the opening of the annual Tampa Boat Show. ...more

September 5, 2008

Being a Bering Sea crab fisherman isn't the anonymous, faceless job it used to be for Keith Colburn. When your face appears on TV dozens of hours each week on the Discovery Channel's reality series "Deadliest Catch," fame becomes part of the gig. ...more

July 9, 2008

Determined to dredge up concepts from the 1970s and '80s and redo them badly, NBC proceeds with "Celebrity Circus" at 9:30 tonight. ...more

June 18, 2008

"Top Chef: Chicago," 10 p.m. today, Bravo A couple of dicey weeks had Clearwater Beach native Spike Mendelsohn on the chopping block, but he has been able to fly under the judges' radar in recent episodes. This week, he and the other remaining contestants have to complete a culinary relay race, then cater a high-pressure wedding at which pastry expert Gale Gand will be judging. If the promos for this are any indication, the show's editors are going to run out of bleeps for the censors. ...more

May 6, 2008

If killer snakes, giant South American stinging ants and roasted rats don't get your attention, you've been watching too much mondo bizarro television. ...more

May 6, 2008

What is Tampa's best restaurant? Readers ask all the time, and answers vary with the wind. But no argument should exclude the new Council Oak Steak and Seafood at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, where a fine meal is less a gamble than a given. ...more

November 15, 2007