Highlands Today will never be the same. For that matter, neither will Sebring and Lake Placid. On Aug. 1, one of Highlands Today's most prolific letter writers passed away after a long drawn out battle with leukemia. He put up one heck of a fight while maintaining a positive outlook. ...more

August 10, 2009

The sixth annual Tampa Bay International Dragon Boat Races hit the waters of Garrison Channel on May 2. ...more

May 20, 2009

A publicist for The White Stripes says drummer Meg White is engaged to musician Jackson Smith, the son of punk singer Patti Smith and late MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith. ...more

May 5, 2009

Time to see if those old Lollapalooza T-shirts still fit: Jane's Addiction and Nine Inch Nails, two of the stars of the festival's debut outing in 1991, are touring together, with a Tampa show set for May 9 at Ford Amphitheatre. ...more

March 13, 2009

Clay Yarber was just getting back to playing the guitar the way he was used to. ...more

February 14, 2009

There are names that seem to sum up a band's sound and image in a few syllables. ...more

February 12, 2009

A man passing himself off as the drummer for the band Foreigner stole the Corvette of a woman he befriended Monday night, then crashed it and ran, Clearwater police say. ...more

February 10, 2009

Funeral For a Friend bassist Gavin Burrough doesn't much care what you call his band's music – metal, emo, screamo, whatever. ...more

January 12, 2009

Punk musician Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM will perform together for the first time since the duo survived a fiery plane crash in South Carolina. ...more

December 1, 2008

About 50 students, parents and teachers brought their pets to the Blessing of Animals at the Academy of the Holy Names. The Oct. 4 service was conducted by the Rev. Jeff Johnston, the academy's chaplain, who was assisted by his Irish setters, Drummer, Seamus and Liam. ...more

October 22, 2008