Billed as the "funniest movie ever to make you cry," "Steel Magnolias" was a hit movie in 1989. ...more

October 28, 2009

Think of Route 66 and several names come to mind: Bobby Troup, who wrote "Route 66"; John Steinbeck, who proclaimed it the Mother Road in "The Grapes of Wrath"; Will Rogers, whose face appears on plaques and is carved in granite memorials all along the old highway. ...more

February 20, 2009

It's the 21 Club for the 21st Century. ...more

January 24, 2009

Tragedy nearly struck a group of actors in Bradenton when authorities say a loaded gun was accidentally used during a rehearsal. ...more

January 21, 2009

Browsing in Barnes & Noble one afternoon, I found myself drawn to the "Summer Reading" table, where neatly stacked piles of books by Charles Dickens and John Steinbeck and Zora Neale Hurston sat waiting for the teenagers who were supposed to read them by the first day of school. I had to wonder how many students were in fact turning the pages with any real desire to get to the next one. ...more

September 14, 2008

Two days after the "American Idol" finale, the two Davids are still talking about music. ...more

May 24, 2008

The Renaissance Learning report "What Kids Are Reading" calculated the books most read by more than 3 million schoolchildren last year. ...more

May 4, 2008

Bucs' Start Is All Garcia Just so Jon Gruden understands, Tampa Bay's 3-1 record has nothing to do with him and everything to do with Jeff Garcia. Further, I am sure I'm not alone when I say Gruden's terrifying scowl (for the camera) is getting a little old. ...more

October 7, 2007