Aaaahhhh. Consider the restroom. The one at the Mons Venus has an attendant that accepts tips, like the rest of the Mons employees. On certain days of the week in the fall, lines form outside the ones inside Raymond James Stadium. ...more

February 9, 2009

The designers of Freedom Plaza's auditorium intended it for a multi-purpose area, and it certainly fulfills it purpose. Most mornings it serves as a gym where exercise groups work out; afternoons may find it used for various meetings, seminars or special interest classes; by evening it is transformed into a theater, or is the setting for parties or dances; on Saturday nights it becomes a movie house and on Sundays a chapel for Vesper Services. The walking track that marks the room's circumference is in almost constant use by individuals. ...more

February 4, 2009

The countdown has begun toward opening day for central Pasco County's first movie house, although the exact date remains a moving target. ...more

September 4, 2008

They're puttin' the Ritz back into Ybor City. One of the area's grand old structures refuses to buckle under age or neglect, and this weekend makes plenty of noise about its future. ...more

June 6, 2008

He grew up in the mountains, surrounded by jungle, with the closest city an eight-hour walk from home. ...more

December 2, 2007

Starting Monday, it will be a bit more expensive to fish or hunt in Florida. The Legislature passed the first fee increase in decades at the request of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. ...more

September 30, 2007

Lake Walden Square in Plant City has a new owner, but a spokesman says there's nothing to announce on the center's shuttered movie theater. ...more

September 14, 2007