For three days, being on the ice was Vinny Lecavalier's only escape from his cell phone. Once the rumors of a pending trade to Montreal hit cyberspace, there was no dousing the flames. ...more

January 24, 2009

While the Lightning's lack of success has created a murmur among all the naysayers this season, Tampa Bay's most recognizable figure has been relatively quiet. ...more

December 26, 2008

Few albums have had the initial impact on me as did R.E.M.'s 1983 debut full-length, "Murmur." By the time the needle had reached the first chorus of "Radio Free Europe," I knew I was hearing music I had waited for most of my life. ...more

November 20, 2008

In the late 1980s Pasco County was contemplating what to do with its swelling stream of solid waste. It could create a new landfill, what people once called a garbage dump. There was only one small problem. Actually it was a huge problem. No one wanted the landfill created anywhere near them. That definitely was a problem, because there was hardly any place a landfill might have been created that wasn't near someone. ...more

July 2, 2008