FAIRS & FESTS Cajun/Zydeco Crawfish Festival: annual festival featuring seafood and crawfish races, dance lessons and contests, live music, including Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Stomp, Don Fontenot & Les Amis De La Louisiane, Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie and T-Broussard & The Zydeco Steppers; noon today; children 10 and younger are free, $12 to $15; Vinoy Park, N.E. 501 Fifth Ave., St. Petersburg; (727) 893-7111 ...more

March 15, 2009

You would like to think that things are not as bad as they seem. Unless you are holed up somewhere in the swamps off the Tamiami Trail and your old rabbit-ears TV has stopped working, that's not so easy to do. ...more

February 22, 2009

The 1996 Dodge Avenger owned by a woman whose body was found Thursday near North Rye Road in Manatee County has been found. ...more

February 10, 2009

Detectives are searching for the vehicle of a woman whose body was found Thursday near North Rye Road in Manatee County. ...more

February 9, 2009

The body of Lauren Whitney Lichon was discovered just after 2 p.m. Thursday, east of North Rye Road and about 20 feet south of Rye Wilderness Trail. ...more

February 6, 2009

First Of Two Parts The story has become the stuff of legend. In the late 1970s, the Seminoles elected James Billie tribal chair. Billie, a Vietnam veteran, felt overwhelmed by the challenge. At the time, native Seminoles were mired in poverty. When he asked an elderly medicine man what he needed to do to earn the trust of the tribe, the shaman instructed him to first capture, kill and eat a Florida panther. ...more

November 9, 2008

FAIRS & FESTS Today Rock, Rib & Ride Festival features food, rides and games, live music, hands-on activities, rib-tasting competition, charity poker run, celebrity fashion show, and a wine and food gala; 10 a.m. today; Florida State Fairgrounds, 4800 U.S. 301 N., Tampa; (813) 689-6889. ...more

October 19, 2008

FAIRS & FESTS Saturday Festival of Chariots, a religious and cultural festival commemorating the journey of Krishna featuring a chariot and other floats; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; free; Al Lopez Park, 4810 N. Himes Ave., Tampa; (813) 295 5551 ...more

July 4, 2008

THEATER Today-Saturday "I Love You Because" is a modern day musical and romantic comedy about a pair of couples that fall in love (mature content); 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday; $15 (reservations requested); The Acting Studio, 122 Flagship Drive, Lutz; (813) 786-7919 ...more

June 13, 2008

FAIRS & FESTS Today-Sunday Florida State Fair; features live music, animals, Cracker Country, cheer and dance competitions, activities, rides, food, entertainment, contests, shopping and more; gates open at 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday; $10 adults, $5 children ages 6-11, free for kids five and younger; Florida State Fairgrounds, 4800 U.S. 301 N., Tampa; (800) 345-3247 ...more

February 13, 2008