Six years ago, I attended a ceremony that officially opened the new Middleton High School in east Tampa. The old Middleton, one of the city's two historically black high schools, was closed in 1971, sacrificed on the altar of school desegregation. ...more

September 7, 2008

How far can they get in these contraptions? Write the caption. ...more

September 4, 2008

The Tropical Plant Fair at the University of South Florida is a great place to find truly exotic plants, along with classic solid performers for Central Florida. I found plenty of both at last month's event. ...more

August 14, 2008

Susan Flaxcomb of Shining Star Productions serenades Lucas Cooper, 11, of Zephyrhills, with the song "Redneck Woman" during the Zephyrhills celebration of National Night Out on Tuesday. The event is designed to strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships. ...more

August 6, 2008

You don't have to do a double-take to realize this isn't Christian Bale at a post-party for "The Dark Knight." ...more

July 31, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Lifestyle Family Fitness will open a new center Monday in Willow Bend Towne Center at State Road 54 and Collier Parkway. ...more

July 27, 2008

Maybe Brett Favre may as well already be a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, given how he dominated the opening of training camp Friday without either being there or being anything other than a retired Green Bay Packer. ...more

July 26, 2008

The Florida Strawberry Festival queen pageant is ditching its swimsuit competition. Pageant officials had received complaints in recent years that some contestants were showing too much skin. But the complaints didn't factor into the decision to replace the swimsuits with a casual wear competition, a pageant official said today. ...more

July 24, 2008

Ice-cream lovers got a free taste of a 6-foot ice-cream "cone" Tuesday in celebration of National Ice Cream Month. ...more

July 23, 2008

A local civic activist will host a prayer vigil Sunday at the Avon Park Community Center to commemorate the second anniversary of a vote on a controversial ordinance that would have denied business licenses from the city to anyone that "aid and abets" illegal immigrants anywhere in the country. ...more

July 17, 2008