If I were a holiday, I wouldn't want to be Thanksgiving, sandwiched between Halloween - the prelude to festivities - and New Year's Eve, the grand finale to it all. Christmas has the starring role, naturally, and as soon as the curtain opens on November, Christmas preparation is the only act in town. ...more

November 25, 2009

For one lucky family, the Super Bowl will be more than just a chance to cheer for their favorite team. ...more

January 14, 2009

For one lucky family, the Super Bowl will be more than just a chance to cheer for their favorite team. It could mean a new home – the Champion's House – courtesy of Habitat for Humanity affiliates in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. ...more

January 13, 2009

"American Idol" aficionados can soon emulate Kelly Clarkson and others who used the TV show as a path to stardom at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park in Lake Buena Vista. ...more

December 30, 2008

"American Idol" aficionados can emulate Kelly Clarkson and others who used the TV show as a path to stardom with the opening Feb. 12 of an attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park in Lake Buena Vista. ...more

December 29, 2008

Fay Young's favorite pastimes are dancing and clowning around with her buddies. She is also passionate about kids. ...more

December 17, 2008

Mention Branson, Mo., and most people think "country," fancy fiddling, cowboy boots and barnyard scenery. Try this instead: classical violin, sequined costumes and technical effects that might make a Broadway stage set seem antiquated. There are plenty of both with other venues that fit somewhere in between in this entertainment Mecca of the Ozarks and Freedom Plaza residents sampled a bit of it all during their recent Branson visit. ...more

November 5, 2008

An annual autumn rite has heads and steering wheels turning into the grassy lot at a local church, where piles of pumpkins and other fall fare will be on sale through October. ...more

October 9, 2008

Magician-daredevil David Blaine says he's unhappy with how he ended his latest stunt: hanging upside-down without a net high over Central Park for 60 hours. ...more

September 26, 2008

First the National Guard soldiers stacked the Pin Oak levee with sandbags, raising it by as much as 4 feet. ...more

June 29, 2008