For a second year, devotees of open-and-pour canned pumpkin mixes may look to their grocery store shelves and see emptiness. ...more

October 26, 2009

W.C. Fields once warned never to work with animals or small children. ...more

December 21, 2008

W.C. Fields once warned never to work with animals or small children. That's sound advice perhaps if you're trying to revive Vaudeville, but in education, kids and critters make for a fun and informative time, as was seen last week at Seven Springs Elementary School, as students welcomed a pair of guest speakers whose visual aids were of the living, breathing variety. ...more

December 6, 2008

Kids - mere kids, I tell you - were bombing down the Forum's lobby Monday night, whooping "Van Halen!" at the top of their lungs like it was 1978 or something. ...more

February 18, 2008

Pasco-Hernando Community College opens this year's show season with a sold-out performance by Gaelic Storm on Jan. 26. ...more

January 16, 2008

Every senior citizen is a library filled with priceless information. Most don't talk about their lives, unless asked. We've learned amazing things by asking and listening. Such is the case with our friend, Lillian Anderson. She's had a most interesting life. We were privileged to spend some time with her recently. The collection of photos on her apartment walls piqued our curiosity. We asked. The tall, attractive lady needed some encouragement. We began by pointing to the professional shot of a pretty young woman ice-skating. Was it of her? It was. She said she'd only taken two ice-skating lessons when Bob Linden, a talent scout for Sonja Henie's Ice Show, discovered her in her hometown in California. He told her she couldn't skate too well, but she looked great and they needed her to go to New York. She went and started her skating career as the straight lady for comedian and juggler, Joe Cook. We got the information out of her that they called her "the glamour girl." ...more

December 21, 2007

U Par Par Lay goes to India to have his toothache treated. The Indian dentist wonders why the Burmese man has come all the way to India. ...more

November 4, 2007

SEBRING — Give a 15-member troupe of actors some humorous lines and plenty of hats and you've got –– the Glad Hatters. The group of mostly elderly actors takes its act on the road to assisted living centers and any other group of theater fans, including the Lions clubs and Red Hatters. They sing, dance and perform skits –– all laced with plenty of humor. Their distinctive hats vary depending on changing themes. Wednesday, the banter was lively as senior actors rehearsed at Highlands Little Theatre. Spirited lyrics included, "There's no business like show business" and "I'm looking over a four leaf clover that I overlooked before." ...more

October 9, 2007

TAMPA Alf Clausen is responsible for what's usually the least humorous element of "The Simpsons," but it makes the show that much funnier. ...more

September 21, 2007