Rappers often refer to themselves and members of their posses as soldiers. ...more

October 7, 2008

CLEARWATER - The stage set wasn't much to look at – a couple of chairs and tables, speaker cabinets, microphones and guitars. ...more

September 26, 2008

The Saint Leo men's soccer team began its Sunshine State Conference schedule with a come-from-behind 3-1 victory against then-No. 25 Tampa at University Field last Tuesday, earning some awards for its effort. ...more

September 24, 2008

Both the John McCain and Barack Obama campaigns have expanded their candidates' and supporters' schedules in Florida this weekend. ...more

September 20, 2008

Oscar Silva lives at BrandyWine apartments in St. Petersburg just a few hundred feet from the Raytheon defense plant. Tuesday, the Florida Department of Health sent a letter to Silva telling him the indoor air in his apartment has a cancer-causing level of a chemical called 1,2, Dichloroethane, also known as DCA, one of the chemicals showing up in the Raytheon groundwater plume that has been spreading under the neighborhoods since 1999. ...more

September 18, 2008

Fancy footwork won't be the only highlight of an upcoming dance production at the Carrollwood Cultural Center. ...more

September 17, 2008

Bob Weir and RatDog will perform Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road, in Clearwater. Tickets, $37, go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the box office. Call (727) 791-7400. Tickets also will go on sale at Ticketmaster outlets, which will add service charges. Call (813) 287-8844. ...more

September 12, 2008

The calls are coming into college financial aid offices daily. "I lost my job." ...more

August 22, 2008

Meat Loaf will perform Oct. 17 at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road, in Clearwater. Tickets are $$55, $65, $75 and $95 and go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the box office or by calling (727) 791-7400. ...more

August 22, 2008

Dolly Parton will perform Oct. 20 at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road in Clearwater. Tickets, $65, $95 and $150, go on sale at 10 a.m. today. Call the box office, (727) 791-7400. Tickets also go on sale at Ticketmaster outlets, which will add service charges. Call (813) 287-8844. ...more

August 8, 2008