Three new programs debut tonight, and all of them are losers. What are the odds of that? Pretty good, I'd say, considering the current state of television. ...more

March 31, 2009

PLANT CITY Singer Taylor Swift did more than tune up her vocal chords as she prepared for her Sunday concert at the Florida Strawberry Festival. ...more

March 4, 2009

It was a good show, and last night he had his face right up against the TV screen, not wanting to miss anything. ...more

February 27, 2009

"Revelation," by C.J. Sansom (Viking, $26) Matthew Shardlake is a hunchback lawyer living in London during the reign of Henry VIII. The year is 1543, and the king wants to marry Catherine Parr. ...more

February 1, 2009

Celine Dion's stage sat in the center of the Forum floor Wednesday night like a boxing ring. She entered the arena, in fact, surrounded by an entourage, not unlike a fighter about to enter the ring. ...more

January 29, 2009

Kier Cooper, who has an engineering firm in St. Petersburg, is nearly 28 years removed from the days when he roamed Dad's Stadium as a defensive back for the Plant Panthers. It seems like a long, long time ago. But in some ways, it was yesterday. ...more

December 20, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG --- No downtown streets will be closed tonight for Gov. Charlie Crist's nuptials, police say. The wedding begins at 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, which is at Third Street North and Second Avenue across from Williams Park. ...more

December 12, 2008

Comedian Margaret Cho may be known for jokes, but she was all business the week before her stop in Tampa. ...more

September 19, 2008

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Sunday he will tap his huge political network of donors and volunteers to help U.S. victims of Hurricane Gustav after it comes inland. ...more

August 31, 2008

PLANT CITY Natalie Sweet wandered into Parkesdale Farm Market to pick up a few green peppers. She was about to leave with a whole lot more. ...more

August 1, 2008