THEATER Today-Saturday "A Christmas Carol"; the Charles Dickens holiday classic features carolers, candy canes and holiday spirit; 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday; $6 adults, $4 students; East Bay High School, 7710 Big Bend Road, Gibsonton; (813) 671-5134, Ext. 271 ...more

December 5, 2007

TAMPA In Florida, Santa doesn't need Prancer, Dancer, Donder or Blitzen when he has an Evinrude, Mercury, Johnson or even a pair of oars. ...more

December 5, 2007

Wearing Santa hats and armed with ornaments, lights and ribbons, the volunteers went to work, spreading holiday cheer. ...more

December 3, 2007

Wearing Santa hats and armed with ornaments, lights and ribbons, the volunteers went to work, spreading holiday cheer. ...more

December 3, 2007

Don't ask me where the year went; I haven't a clue. But here we are, at the holidays once again. I keep telling myself that this is not the time of year to try and lose all that weight I need to lose. There's simply too much good (and bad) food. I was really good at Thanksgiving this year, skipping all the desserts. OK, so I was just that full. I couldn't even think about a slice of pie. ...more

December 3, 2007

A cheeky hairdresser trying to get into heaven by saving Christmas for a family in need is the latest story on stage at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre. ...more

December 1, 2007

Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

November 28, 2007

A cheeky hairdresser who is trying to get into heaven by saving Christmas for a family in need is bringing the holiday spirit to West Pasco. In "A Show Palace Christmas," now playing at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, in Hudson, audiences can enjoy traditional holiday music, high-energy dances and a family-oriented story. ...more

November 28, 2007

For the 17th straight Christmas, Tarpon Springs Police will make sure the city's neediest children get a visit from Santa. Its Cops and Kids program was established to augment the Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots program when donations fell short of the needs in the community in 1990. ...more

November 24, 2007

The neat gray structure on U.S. 41 no longer houses a family, but it does have all the charms of home. ...more

November 22, 2007