In celebration of its 125th anniversary, the American Kennel Club has teamed with AOL's PawNation.com to let Internet users choose the 125 Top Dogs in Pop Culture. ...more

September 30, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - While many independently-owned shops are struggling to stay afloat in these tough economic times, business is booming for one newly opened spot. ...more

June 29, 2009

Commissioner Jeff Carlson is absolutely right when he said the county libraries have become repositories of pop culture instead of actual libraries. ...more

June 12, 2009

It seems so long ago now, but for just a day or two last month Nadya Suleman was known as Miracle Mom, the amazing woman who did what had never been done before: gave birth to the longest-surviving set of octuplets. ...more

February 24, 2009

Nearly 30 years after Richard Simmons burst onto America's pop culture consciousness, his high-energy, positive-thinking, eat-better mission shows no signs of slowing down. ...more

November 13, 2008

"The Book of Lies," by Brad Meltzer (Grand Central Publishing, $26) ...more

September 7, 2008

Viagra is so ingrained in pop culture, we forget it's only been around 10 years. See if you recognize these faces and symbols of the famous erectile dysfunction drug. ...more

June 14, 2008

The inaugural Growing Great Moms' Christmas home tour raised close to $2,000, brought strangers together and spread yuletide cheer. The open houses at 11 west Pasco County residences featured scenes of Victorian elegance, rustic charm, pop culture casual, shabby chic, plus childhood enchantments and reverent reproductions. The tour covered an 8-mile radius and neighborhoods in Gulf Harbors, River Crossing, the Gardens of Beacon Square, Oak Ridge and the downtown district of New Port Richey. The city kicked in some funding for the tour, which also brought in bucks for the Trinity Relay for Life. Growing Great Moms is a Christian-based support group for stay-at-home mothers. ...more

January 5, 2008

Joe Maddon's devotion to the work of rocker Bruce Springsteen runs deep, to the point that the Devil Rays manager's favorite Springsteen album ('The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle') is listed in his biography in the team's media guide. ...more

October 16, 2007

Marc Ecko could have bought the Texas fishing license bearing Mickey Mantle's name for only $4,000. Orlando Cepeda's National League MVP plaque was available for only a few thousand more. ...more

September 19, 2007