Still Room At Some Inns Wishing you'd jumped on the inauguration train Nov. 5? You can still find a place to stay if you will consider staying in Philadelphia. ...more

January 11, 2009

Dear Hillsborough River, You're boring. Sorry, nothing personal. I actually think you're pretty neat. I like your lazy brown waters and your ability to increase property values while simultaneously threatening the destruction of any structure built within your flood plain. I love what you did with your east bank. The new landscaping looks fabulous. It has that sort of retro-'50s mangrove-forest-meets-new-wave-cypress-swamp groove going on. And your sulfur springs! Wow! They're still going strong, percolating up from the aquifer to perfume the air with the delicate aroma of rotting eggs. As far as I'm concerned, the Suwannee has nothing on you. ...more

December 7, 2008

Dad's daughter gives Hillsborough River a thumbs down after Lowry Park Zoo's tour on the waterway. ...more

December 3, 2008

"The 19th Wife," by David Ebershoff (Random House, $26) ...more

September 7, 2008

There is one New Year's resolution that is easier to stick to than an all-chocolate diet. Repeat after me: I vow to see more live theater. ...more

January 2, 2008