A University of South Florida graduate has filed a $1 million lawsuit against Walt Disney World, claiming he was fired from a job as a trumpeter and not rehired when he applied again because he is Sikh, wears a turban and does not meet the "Disney look." ...more

June 18, 2008

A USF graduate files a $1 million lawsuit against Disney claiming he was discriminated against because of his religious dress code. ...more

June 17, 2008

Kudos to Vic Anderson, the Highlands County Concert Band and especially to the Sebring High School band students who participated in the special holiday concert at SFCC on Friday, Dec.14. ...more

December 18, 2007

The relevance of the nation's symphony orchestras is a topic of much debate in arts communities, and one such discussion took place Friday in the offices of The Florida Orchestra. ...more

December 8, 2007

Broadway came back to life Thursday as stage-starved fans lined up in the cold for tickets and theaters reopened their doors following a 19-day stagehands strike that took a big toll on the local economy. ...more

November 30, 2007

First United Methodist Church, here, will open it 2007-2008 concert series with the big band sounds of Sonny Larosa's America's Youngest Jazz Band. ...more

November 3, 2007

It's sad that a recent effort to infuse more culture into Hernando County floundered. To their credit, organizers seeking to schedule concerts by the Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra are not giving up. ...more

October 26, 2007

As Marc Cohn does the publicity circuit to promote his new album, 'Join the Parade,' talk inevitably turns to the singer's carjacking two years ago, when he was shot in the head. ...more

October 23, 2007