A magnum's worth of New Year's Eve celebrations are planned around town, including: ...more

December 22, 2007

It was only a rehearsal, but a smile broke across Jenny Vidbel's petite face as eight white ponies with blue ostrich plumes circled the ring Tuesday. ...more

December 12, 2007

Seven circus elephants gathered for Thanksgiving brunch Thursday, and what they lacked in table etiquette, they made up for with joyous voracity. ...more

November 23, 2007

TAMPA - Seven circus elephants gathered for Thanksgiving brunch today and what they lacked in table etiquette, they made up for with joyous voracity. ...more

November 22, 2007

BRADENTON - For a dicey half-hour Monday night, it looked as though Dorothy might have to make her fabled trip to Oz with a stuffed dog in a basket, which is not at all what Michael Newton-Brown had in mind. The director, who spent much of his life working with animals as a clown for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, wanted an actual dog for the part of Toto in his upcoming production of "The Wizard of Oz" with the Manatee Players. ...more

October 9, 2007