When was McDonald's founded? Who gave the "Iron Curtain" speech? When was "Psycho" released? Who was Rosa Parks? When did Marilyn Monroe die? When did "Sesame Street" first air? What was the "Manhattan Project?" When were Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy assassinated? ...more

July 6, 2009

The Muppets on Sesame Street are out to help at-risk moms and their babies get a better handle on nutrition. ...more

March 21, 2009

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit producer of "Sesame Street" and other kids' programs, is cutting about one-fifth of its work force because of the economic downturn. ...more

March 11, 2009

The quarter-mile-long riverfront bend that runs from Franklin Street east to Channelside Drive has been known by many names through the years. ...more

December 2, 2008

Sesame Street Live: Elmo Grows performs on Oct. 10 through Oct. 12 at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road in Clearwater. Tickets are $12 to $29 and go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the box office or by calling (727) 791-7400 ...more

July 18, 2008

Caroll Spinney's slim but charming book, "The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers," published in 2003, is full of career advice even non-puppeteers can put to work. ...more

June 17, 2008

On the street, Caroll Spinney is a 74-year-old of modest proportions. On the job, transformed into Big Bird, he stands 8 feet 2 inches tall and is 6 years old. ...more

June 17, 2008

LITHIA-- Un familia de Lithia dice que un muñeca Elmo programable reveló su lado oscuro cuando se el cambiaron las baterías. ...more

February 22, 2008

A Lithia family says a cuddly, programmable Elmo doll revealed its dark side yesterday after fresh batteries were installed. Instead of singing songs or reciting the favorite color of its 2-year-old owner, James Bowman, the doll started making death threats, the family says. ...more

February 21, 2008

•The Fur Real Friends Butterscotch pony that whinnies, wiggles its ears and blinks is in a toy category all its own. Parents might prefer a $74.99 U.S.-made Flying Turtle scooter; the insanely popular pony costs $249.99. ...more

November 22, 2007