Michael Kilgore, vice president of marketing and customer experiences at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, has been honored by The Broadway League for outstanding achievement in road marketing. ...more

May 23, 2009

Harold Boswell, the last surviving charter member of the Plant City Civitan Club, died April 17. He was 88. ...more

April 23, 2009

Raheem Morris says he is waiting on a few good men. Tampa Bay's rookie head coach acknowledges the Buccaneers lost some key leaders when the team purged five veterans in February, including captain Derrick Brooks. On Wednesday, Morris said he was pleased that several players appear to be stepping up into leadership roles, filling a huge void following the release of Brooks, Warrick Dunn, Ike Hilliard, Cato June and Joey Galloway. ...more

April 2, 2009

Paul Davis commanded Hillsborough County's anti-gang unit, working to crack down on crime and take guns off the streets. After 32 years with the sheriff's office, he started a new career Monday. He's now the Florida Strawberry Festival's general manager. ...more

December 2, 2008

The only Hillsborough County School Board seat still to be decided is in District 7, where longest-sitting board member Carol Kurdell faces newcomer Stephen Gorham in a runoff. ...more

October 19, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District, worried that retirements could deplete its ranks of principals and other administrators over the next few years, is trying to recruit more people into the leadership positions. ...more

September 28, 2008

Daniel Boulud learned how to cook at the side of some of France's most renowned chefs. Best known for his restaurant Daniel in New York City, he now owns six restaurants across the country, including Cafe Boulud in Palm Beach. ...more

September 24, 2008

The nomination of Barack Obama to be president was a cruel hoax to play on the Democratic faithful. ...more

September 21, 2008

GEARING UP FOR BOCUSE For all the ground American chefs have made up in the past two decades in an effort to establish cuisine worthy of mention alongside their European counterparts, they still have never won the Bocuse d'Or worldwide cooking competition. In fact, U.S. teams have never placed better than sixth in what has been described as a culinary Olympics. ...more

July 9, 2008

Graffiti doesn't last long in Timberlane Park. Almost as soon as a gang member finishes tagging a building, road sign or sidewalk, Carlton Lewis and other residents of the Town 'N Country neighborhood are grabbing cameras and cans of paint so they can both document and eradicate the symbols. ...more

June 27, 2008