TAMPA - Tight budgets and a sagging economy may mean less pop and more fizzle in some fireworks displays this Fourth of July. ...more

June 2, 2008

BRADENTON — The restaurant where Pamela LeRose was grabbed, taken outside and slain opened on Sunday to memorialize her. ...more

June 2, 2008

Scrutinize Tax Sales The article about the tax certificate auction ("Officials Prepare To Sale Tax Certificates," May 26) was informative but missed the most important point. ...more

June 1, 2008

Applications are available for the third annual Miss Sparklebration Pageant held in conjunction with the Pasco County Fair Association's Fourth of July celebration. ...more

May 31, 2008

Government-sanctioned fireworks shows are a staple of Fourth of July celebrations. This year, however, various factors, both local and on the other side of the globe, are prompting many local government, here in Pinellas and elsewhere, to scrap their traditional Independence Day fireworks displays. ...more

May 31, 2008

I'm curious. How many of you are breathing a sigh of relief today now that another Memorial Day has come and gone without you having to fire up the grill? ...more

May 27, 2008

PLANT CITY Plant City Stadium will be quiet this Independence Day. The community's annual Fourth of July celebration at the stadium has been canceled as a slow economy takes its toll on the businesses and civic groups that pay for the annual display. ...more

May 22, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. -- There might still be a Fourth of July fireworks display here this year, but only if someone other than the city will pay for it. ...more

May 12, 2008

a big disappointment! ...more

January 6, 2008

The New Year's Eve celebrations ignited another round of complaints to county officials and the Sheriff's Office. Local leaders in turn explain how they are powerless to defuse the situation. A state task force is supposed to submit a report by the end of January offering recommendations for possible statewide fireworks regulations. ...more

January 5, 2008