The award-winning BBC television series "Walking with Dinosaurs" comes alive today through Sunday at the St. Pete Times Forum, 401 Channelside Drive. Designers have worked with scientists to create 15 life-size dinosaurs for the $20 million arena spectacle. The show is recommended for ages 4 and older. Show times are 7 p.m. today, Thursday and Friday; 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday; and 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday. ...more

October 14, 2009

Germany celebrated the anniversary of its reunification Saturday with a performance featuring a pair of giant marionettes suspended by cranes marching through downtown. The spectacle, performed by France's Royale de Luxe theater company, culminated with the two embracing at the Brandenburg Gate - reuniting on the former dividing line between East and West Berlin. ...more

October 4, 2009

It's not exactly going out on a limb by saying that March Madness is one of, if not the, most anticipated sporting events year in and year out. The simple act of filling out a bracket gives the tourney an interactive feel that is hard to top, or even match. ...more

March 31, 2009

What is 7 feet long, weighs 30 pounds, has eight arms and fits in a box slightly larger than a milk crate? Truman the octopus. Truman squeezed into a clear, acrylic box while trying to snag his lunch at the New England Aquarium in Boston. ...more

March 6, 2009

Bruce Springsteen's Super Bowl halftime performance provoked some of the most divided opinions I've heard recently. ...more

February 6, 2009

From her bungalow on Sixth Avenue, Sandra Jackson watches the spectacle of partygoers drinking and playing loud music and fighting every weekend. ...more

September 17, 2008

People are nervous that parking lots in Ybor City that were supposed to have been a temporary solution to parking woes now will become a permanent source of trouble and noise. Tampa hopes to keep that from happening. ...more

September 16, 2008

This was the stuff a Dream Team is made of. Acrobatic moves, reverse slams and tomahawk dunks. Who needs outside shooting? Just toss it up and throw it down. ...more

August 11, 2008

We are finally on the other side of the world. That was the longest plane trip I have ever taken in my life! We left Tampa Saturday afternoon and we did not check into my hotel until Monday. The time change and losing a day because we crossed the International Date Line killed us. ...more

May 27, 2008

Before she became a national spectacle, ridiculed and chastised for smiling eerily after her third arrest involving sex with a student, middle school math teacher Stephanie Ragusa had a history of breaking rules. ...more

May 11, 2008