Attendance at the 2010 Florida State Fair dropped by 24 percent compared to 2009 figures, according to preliminary attendance numbers released Thursday. ...more

February 18, 2010

Event to honor educators slain 14 years ago in brutal shooting. ...more

January 14, 2010

The Angel Attic, a ministry of Calvary Lutheran Church in Apollo Beach, is celebrating its fifth year of serving South Shore's people in need. ...more

January 13, 2010

Didn't plan on missing that anniversary deadline. Of course I didn't plan to be still sitting here at the Type and Gripe factory after 40 years either. My mom is still waiting for me to get out and find a real job, or at least something respectable. ...more

October 28, 2009

The Weather Channel plans to show movies for the first time in its 27-year history. First up? "The Perfect Storm." ...more

October 20, 2009

Germany celebrated the anniversary of its reunification Saturday with a performance featuring a pair of giant marionettes suspended by cranes marching through downtown. The spectacle, performed by France's Royale de Luxe theater company, culminated with the two embracing at the Brandenburg Gate - reuniting on the former dividing line between East and West Berlin. ...more

October 4, 2009

A Tampa landmark commemorated 104 years in business Sunday with its annual 1905 Day celebration. ...more

September 21, 2009

This is just a thought in reference to the media's priorities. ...more

August 21, 2009

A white-bearded 55-year-old Texan has won the 2009 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in this island city. ...more

July 27, 2009

Army Sgt. Samuel Valdez has been missing since he fell overboard in a Feb. 22 training exercise, but he will never be forgotten, friends, family members and fellow soldiers say. ...more

July 20, 2009