TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Town 'N Country Regional Library officially received the Library Quilt during a Feb. 23 dedication ceremony. ...more

March 18, 2009

A classic education it's not. ...more

March 6, 2009

Love is in the air. And there's no time like the present to plan a special Valentine's getaway for your sweetheart. Whether your romance is blossoming or in full bloom for 50 years, there's bound to be a deal to sweep your sweetie off his or her feet. From Bermuda to Branson, London to Paris, here's a sampling of the possibilities for romance. ...more

January 18, 2009

"Shakespeare and Modern Culture," by Marjorie Garber (Pantheon, $30) ...more

December 28, 2008

Not long into "Twilight," the teenaged Bella (Kristen Stewart) sits in the cafeteria at her new school in tiny Forks, Wash. She's an awkward kid trying to fit in. And then in walks Edward (Robert Pattinson), and the two see each other for the first time, and they can't stop looking. ...more

November 20, 2008

Not long into "Twilight," the teenaged Bella (Kristen Stewart) sits in the cafeteria at her new school in tiny Forks, Wash. She's an awkward kid trying to fit in. And then in walks Edward (Robert Pattinson), and the two see each other for the first time, and they can't stop looking. That's when the hundreds of teenage girls at the screening I attended began shrieking. We're talking Beatles-at-Shea Stadium sort of shrieking. ...more

November 20, 2008

American Stage Theatre Company is trying something new that might go easier on the pocketbooks of theater buffs, as well as raise extra money for the company. ...more

September 21, 2008

For all the concern that a comedy about conflict in the Middle East would offend everyone imaginable, "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" is really rather conventional and familiar. ...more

June 5, 2008

Our community consists of one-story villas and two-story condominium units. The villas have garages with a driveway. The condominiums have a parking area as an extension of the streets. We also have sidewalks along the streets and to each unit or building. ...more

December 1, 2007

BRADENTON - A circuit judge today denied a man's request to have his name removed from the list of sex offenders in Florida. ...more

November 13, 2007