Your eyes will not be playing tricks on you if you think you see former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt walking around City Hall in early April. ...more

March 28, 2009

Ironically, the "Night of January 16th," a play soon to be performed by a Masque Community Theatre cast, contains dialogue about societal issues 75 years ago that continue to plague our country today. ...more

February 11, 2009

Horses gallop alongside beautifully kept pastures, greeting newcomers with snorts and whinnies. In all, some 20 of various breeds make their home here: Morgans, Friesians, Saddlebreds, Ardennes, Paso Fino, a miniature and a rare Poitou donkey from France. Egrets and blue herons peck for food on the banks of ponds, while fat fox squirrels chatter at the strolling human intruders. ...more

February 8, 2009

Named for the sixth U.S. president, John Quincy Adams Junior High School opened alongside Forest Hills Elementary in 1958, the schools' official dedication coming on Nov. 9, 50 years ago. ...more

December 31, 2008

Named for the sixth U.S. president, John Quincy Adams Junior High School opened alongside Forest Hills Elementary in 1958, the schools' official dedication coming on Nov. 9, 50 years ago. ...more

December 31, 2008

None of us have ever lived through an election at a time when 80 percent of voters think the country is headed in the wrong direction. But now that we're in the thick of it, a few things are clear. From voters, the demand is: Surprise Me Most. For candidates, the lesson is: Weirdness Wins. ...more

September 12, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS -- When visitors turn into the Tarpon Springs Historical Society Railroad Museum to ask questions they can now expect to get an official answer. ...more

July 26, 2008

There's almost no way to write about The Hold Steady without mentioning Bruce Springsteen, and probably no reason to try, either. Lead signer Craig Finn's phrasing is straight out of E Street, and his knack for creating beautiful losers to populate his lyrics smacks of Springsteen's earlier, wordier work. ...more

July 17, 2008

Senior Joey Angelberger had just played the final game of his University of South Florida career. Despite a season-ending 13-2 loss to Cincinnati in Friday's Big East Tournament semifinals, Angelberger felt "lucky" to be part of Coach Lelo Prado's building process. ...more

May 24, 2008

For many of us, the Good Housekeeping Seal is as emblematic of bygone eras as butter churns, home ec class and the precomputerized American kitchen. ...more

January 9, 2008