John Harlowe's concern regarding the North Dale Mabry Highway and Fletcher Avenue intersection has garnered support from readers. ...more

February 23, 2008

Jan Nelson didn't so much volunteer to organize an art festival as much as she was drafted into it. ...more

February 23, 2008

Jan Nelson didn't so much volunteer to organize an art festival as much as she was drafted into it. ...more

February 20, 2008

Pam Fleming looked over her shoulder and watched Madella Robertson put treats into a dozen red cups. ...more

February 14, 2008

FAIRS & FESTS Today-Sunday Florida State Fair; features live music, animals, Cracker Country, cheer and dance competitions, activities, rides, food, entertainment, contests, shopping and more; gates open at 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday; $10 adults, $5 children ages 6-11, free for kids five and younger; Florida State Fairgrounds, 4800 U.S. 301 N., Tampa; (800) 345-3247 ...more

February 13, 2008

When the Gasparilla Film Festival screens "The Good Samaritan," Plant High School junior Rachael Stroud plans to be in the audience. She'll also be on-screen. ...more

February 11, 2008

FAIRS & FESTS Today-Sunday Florida State Fair; features live music, animals, Cracker Country, cheer and dance competitions, activities, rides, food, entertainment, contests, shopping and more; runs through Feb. 18; gates open at 9 a.m. daily; close at 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; $10 adults, $5 children ages 6-11, free for kids five and younger; Florida State Fairgrounds, 4800 U.S. 301 N., Tampa; (800) 345-3247 ...more

February 6, 2008

TAMPA - A standoff between a Tampa man and a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office SWAT team ended with the man dead early this morning. ...more

January 23, 2008

FAIRS & FESTS Today-Sunday Festival midway; the 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Arts Festival features a carnival midway including thrill rides, kiddie rides, entertainment, vendors, civic clubs, non-profits, food and more; 6 to midnight today, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, noon to 9 p.m. Sunday; free admission (prices vary for activities and food); Plant City Stadium, Randy Larson Four-Plex, 1810 E. Park Road, Plant City; (813) 757-6760 ...more

January 16, 2008

THEATER Today-Sunday "Eleemosynary"; an alternately funny and poignant celebration of the beautiful, mysterious and painful bonds between mothers and daughters; 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays (runs through Jan. 20); $25; Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 N. MacInnes Place, Tampa; (813) 229-7827 ...more

January 9, 2008