Stroll through the food court at the Pasco County Fair and you'll quickly realize the grub isn't just "fair food" anymore. While county fairs probably will sell cotton candy, corn dogs and elephant ears as long as there are Ferris wheels, this year's fair has some new vendors and quirky menu items, as well as established vendors who offer family-size meals. The novelties include a barbecue sundae made by Sandy Class of Bell, who owns Grandma Brown's Cinnamon Rolls with husband John. Sold in the Madill Building, Class' sundae is served in a cup with baked beans on the bottom, coleslaw in the middle, and pork or beef topped with barbecue sauce. Here are four highlighted vendors: ...more

February 21, 2008

Regarding "Troubled Byrd Alzheimer's Center Should Be Taken Over By USF" (Our Opinion, Feb. 7): ...more

February 8, 2008

It has been the elephant in the room for years. Who would replace Bobby Bowden at Florida State? ...more

December 6, 2007

Harder Hall is apparently the white elephant gift that just keeps recycling. About the time we think it's off our hands, we get it back. ...more

November 8, 2007

Next week the Hillsborough County Commission will vote on spending $40 million of county taxpayers' dollars on a questionable project: a new sports park. How they can justify this at a time of budget cuts elsewhere is puzzling. ...more

September 28, 2007

TAMPA - About 15,000 people are expected to attend Lowry Park Zoo's $3 admission day today. ...more

September 9, 2007