Tampa community leaders have pitched the Super Bowl as a way to celebrate the area's people, attractions and tropical quality of life in front of a worldwide audience. But a California-based polling company has found that the national exposure from the Super Bowl seldom translates into a meaningful boost in the image of the host community. ...more

January 31, 2009

Hey, did you see Bruce Springsteen at the mall? Was one of your friends sitting next to Paris Hilton at the bar? Or has your closest brush with a star been when that limo almost rear-ended you on Interstate 275? No matter where you go in the Tampa Bay area this weekend, you have a good shot at seeing a celebrity. They're out in full force: performing, promoting parties and just posing for photos. So keep your eyes open and your cameras on. ...more

January 31, 2009

Bruce Springsteen has his reasons for playing the Super Bowl halftime show Sunday. ...more

January 30, 2009

Bruce Springsteen has his reasons for playing the Super Bowl halftime show Sunday. "We've got a new album out!" he told a packed press conference at the Tampa Convention Center on Thursday afternoon. ...more

January 29, 2009

As Bruce Springsteen's lyrics began moving into the grim grown-up world, musical asceticism began to set in. The bold, brash arrangements of "Born to Run" were jettisoned for populist four-chord rock, and it made sense that Springsteen began alternating E Street albums with stark, acoustic-based solo efforts such as "Nebraska." ...more

January 29, 2009

Productions grow bigger each year, and have not been without a bit of controversy. ...more

January 28, 2009

A HAIRY SITUATION To the surprise of virtually no one, Steelers safety Troy Polamalu fielded almost as many questions about his cascading hair Tuesday as he did football or the Arizona Cardinals. ...more

January 28, 2009

You would think that Super Bowl Sunday tops the list of events that result in the most beer sales each year. ...more

January 27, 2009

The inauguration is over, so let the Super Bowl party begin. We move from the warm afterglow of the Obama drama to that annual celebration of pigskin prowess and spectacular beer commercials. ...more

January 23, 2009

Bruce Springsteen would like to think that music played a small part in helping Barack Obama become president. ...more

January 22, 2009