On a warm afternoon in view of downtown Tampa, about 50 people gathered at Ballast Point Park to pay tribute to their friend, family member and fellow fisherman. ...more

April 22, 2009

A holiday concert featuring a Hanukkah medley, Latin and Caribbean rhythms, traditional German and English carols and a sing-along will be presented by the South Shore Concert Band and German-American Singers at 3 p.m. Saturday at Community Hall, 1901 S. Pebble Beach Blvd. ...more

December 10, 2008

They set the example to which future classes would live by. On that, most of the graduating seniors at Lennard High School agree. ...more

June 4, 2008

At the start of each new year the media reports a list of people, famous and infamous, who died during the previous 12 months. Reviewing this year's list, I couldn't help but think about what it had cost each individual to make it onto that roster. Aside from the obvious cost, (they had to die to get there), every person listed had done something notable, either admirable or ignoble. A few contributed to the advancement of medicine or science, or like Ruth Bell Graham, spiritual inspiration, leaving a legacy of healing and improvement in the quality of life for the entire planet. Each of those individuals studied long and hard, worked countless hours, and some spent fortunes of their own money to achieve a success, for which they will be remembered in encyclopedias, and scarcely anywhere else. ...more

January 6, 2008