Everybody jokes about how a committee is the place ideas go to die, a group that keeps minutes and wastes hours. ...more

November 17, 2009

Farmers will take a bow 7:30 a.m. Aug. 12 at Plant City's annual Salute to Agriculture breakfast. ...more

July 27, 2009

Jessica Simpson's concert at the Florida Strawberry Festival may have gotten mixed reviews from music critics. ...more

March 18, 2009

Jessica Simpson's concert at the Florida Strawberry Festival may have gotten mixed reviews from music critics. But the 28-year-old pop-turned-country singer's looks at the festival were a big hit. The blond diva put to rest rumors of a weight gain the minute she took the stage. At least three celebrity Web sites ran photos and stories on Simpson and the Daisy Duke short-shorts she wore during her hourlong concert. ...more

March 11, 2009

The brigands loyal to the mayor of Ybor City cleared the way Sunday for pirates to invade next week with volleys of stale Cuban bread and blasts from water cannons. ...more

January 26, 2009

Gasparilla season continues at noon today with the annual bread and water battle between the U.S. Navy and boaters from the Davis Island Yacht Club. ...more

January 25, 2009

"The Polar Express" will be the final "movie in the park" for 2008. ...more

December 19, 2008

DADE CITY - "Polar Express" will be the final "movie in the park" for 2008. The 2004 animated feature, to be shown Saturday, tells the story of a boy who boards a magical train destined for the North Pole. ...more

December 17, 2008

Bombs killed at least eight people Sunday across Iraq and wounded dozens of others, officials said. Syria's president blamed the U.S. military presence for Iraq's instability and called on U.S. troops to leave. ...more

November 10, 2008

The way Vice Mayor Frankie Burnett sees it, he did his best to win another term and fell short by 34 votes. End of story. ...more

November 6, 2008