The city may have scrapped plans for a July Fourth celebration at the municipal stadium, but there's another local Independence Day tradition that will carry on. ...more

June 4, 2008

City officials say they had no choice but to cancel the annual Independence Day celebration - including fireworks - at Plant City Stadium. ...more

June 4, 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

Republican John McCain, speaking to a raucous crowd on Cuba's independence day, hammered Democrat Barack Obama for saying he would meet with President Raul Castro and called Obama a "tool of organized labor" for opposing a Latin American trade deal. ...more

May 21, 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

Jessica Sierra's Ybor City antics have cost her a patriotic gig this week. ...more

December 9, 2007

Jessica Sierra's Ybor City antics have cost her a patriotic gig. Sierra's web site shows that she planned to sing at the "A Song for Their Service" concert for American troops set for Dec. 14 in Washington D.C. That's not going to happen, said retired Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson, of MoveAmericaForward.org, the group sponsoring the concert. ...more

December 8, 2007

The Safety Harbor City Commission has approved a variety of festivals for next year's municipal special events calendar. ...more

November 17, 2007

OK, let's face it - times have changed. The United States is in a war against an enemy that can look like you and me. If you're brown-skinned and from any Middle Eastern or Asian country (I was born in Pakistan), and you're planning on visiting or studying in the United States, you're welcome to do so, but you need to obey all of our laws to the 't.' ...more

October 14, 2007