Charleene Closshey of Plant City is co-chair for the Peace Couture Saks Fifth Avenue fundraiser, to be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 2 at 235 Westshore Plaza, Tampa. This will benefit The Spring of Tampa Bay and is in conclusion of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which was October. Admission is $50, or $75 for patron tickets. ...more

October 25, 2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natalie Coughlin, the Olympic swimmer and her professional partner, Alec Mazo, were eliminated tonight from ABC's "Dancing With The Stars." ...more

October 21, 2009

A judge has cleared professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle of charges he violated a protection order and illegally possessed human growth hormone. Police in suburban Pittsburgh stopped Angle last month on a charge of violating the protection order his then girlfriend, Trenesha Biggers, had gotten after they fought. Police said they found vials of human growth hormone in Angle's car. ...more

September 16, 2009

Two-time Olympic Gold medalist Misty May-Treanor and her father, Robert "Butch" May, also an Olympian, recently coached together for a week of volleyball practices at Tampa Catholic High School. ...more

September 16, 2009

Brandon's Chris Colwill, a graduate of Tampa Preparatory School and the University of Georgia, finished eighth in today's finals of the 3-meter springboard diving at the FINA World Championships in Rome. ...more

July 23, 2009

The Lake Placid Middle School cheerleaders took second place at the NFL Super Bowl Cheerleading and Dance Competition on Jan. 24 in Tampa. The event, which was hosted in conjunction with the NFL Experience, was designed to give local dance and cheer teams an opportunity to showcase their talents in a fun and positive atmosphere. The LPMS cheerleaders spent many hours practicing before the big day, and were thrilled when their efforts paid off. ...more

February 4, 2009

Celebrities and celebrity-seekers dance the night away at some of the area's hottest Super Bowl parties. ...more

January 31, 2009

There were lots of diamonds and pearls at The Diamonds & Pearls Celebrity Gala Friday night in Ybor City's Good Luck Cafe. ...more

January 31, 2009

All across Tampa Bay, football fans and party fans are attending huge shindigs in celebration of the big game. ...more

January 31, 2009

Maurice Greene won't be running around the "Dancing with the Stars" ballroom anymore. ...more

November 12, 2008