The West Tampa Chamber of Commerce honored Judge E.J. Salcines at a luncheon Tuesday at Higgins Hall. ...more

June 21, 2008

WEST TAMPA - The West Tampa Chamber of Commerce honored E.J. Salcines at a luncheon Tuesday at Higgins Hall, 5221 N. Himes Ave. ...more

June 18, 2008

SEBRING — Michael Wright, Highlands County's new administrator, will be the guest speaker at Monday's meeting of the Highlands County Homeowners Association. ...more

June 7, 2008

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II doesn't seem to approve as she watches the antics of Tommy Mattinson, the world gurning champion, during a visit to Whitehaven, England, on Thurs., June 5. ...more

June 6, 2008

I was born into a very large extended family so we attended many weddings as I was growing up. I remember being totally enthralled with the idea of being the bride — star of the show, queen for a day … Cinderella. My sister, just two years older, was equally dazzled by the idea, so, along with three other girls in our neighborhood, we decided to "play" wedding. The problem was, of course, that we all wanted to be the bride. So, we hatched an elaborate plan for earning the position. The way it worked was that you had to play all the other roles first, and do them well, to finally become the bride. This made perfect sense to me, a 7-year-old. I dug in and did my best with each part in each wedding over a period of several months. It wasn't till years later that it finally dawned on me that, being last in line, I was actually the only one who had to play every role before I got to be the bride. Being a bridesmaid was easy, you got to wear a pretty dress and be admired by all the other kids in the neighborhood, who were always invited to come and be the audience. ...more

May 31, 2008

A man who came to music late in life, guitarist and singer Carson Hall, now can't get enough of it. ...more

May 30, 2008

John Rich of Big & Rich will perform a free, ''surprise'' concert tonight at Tampa's Dallas Bull. The country music singer/songwriter spent the earlier part of the day filming a mock concert of the group's single ''Coming to Your City'' at the University of South Florida for ESPN's ''College GameDay.'' ...more

May 20, 2008

Genealogists are among the world's most voracious readers. Perhaps that is due, in part, to the fact that we have to be well-versed in so many topics in order to research and understand the wide variety of records that produce genealogical material. ...more

May 9, 2008

The effort to turn the Palm Harbor area into a city is moving forward apace. The Palm Harbor Coalition, the group spearheading the incorporation exploration, recently put out a call for volunteers who want a hand shaping a possible Palm Harbor city charter and handling related tasks. More than 40 people came forward. ...more

February 16, 2008

Jane Fonda stunned American viewers today by letting a highly taboo slang word slip out live on the "Today" show. ...more

February 14, 2008