Oscar Silva lives at BrandyWine apartments in St. Petersburg just a few hundred feet from the Raytheon defense plant. Tuesday, the Florida Department of Health sent a letter to Silva telling him the indoor air in his apartment has a cancer-causing level of a chemical called 1,2, Dichloroethane, also known as DCA, one of the chemicals showing up in the Raytheon groundwater plume that has been spreading under the neighborhoods since 1999. ...more

September 18, 2008

Fancy footwork won't be the only highlight of an upcoming dance production at the Carrollwood Cultural Center. ...more

September 17, 2008

Bob Weir and RatDog will perform Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road, in Clearwater. Tickets, $37, go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the box office. Call (727) 791-7400. Tickets also will go on sale at Ticketmaster outlets, which will add service charges. Call (813) 287-8844. ...more

September 12, 2008

Meat Loaf will perform Oct. 17 at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road, in Clearwater. Tickets are $$55, $65, $75 and $95 and go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the box office or by calling (727) 791-7400. ...more

August 22, 2008

The calls are coming into college financial aid offices daily. "I lost my job." ...more

August 22, 2008

Dolly Parton will perform Oct. 20 at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road in Clearwater. Tickets, $65, $95 and $150, go on sale at 10 a.m. today. Call the box office, (727) 791-7400. Tickets also go on sale at Ticketmaster outlets, which will add service charges. Call (813) 287-8844. ...more

August 8, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Saint Leo University announced the hiring of Evan Ortiz as its new sports information director Tuesday. ...more

August 6, 2008

PALM HARBOR -- Many locals already know one of the area's best kept secrets is the fun that can be found in downtown Palm Harbor's growing night-life. Walking from tavern to tavern, visiting with friends, munching on a variety of food and quenching thirst with tasty libations in the historic district just east of Alt. 19 is becoming the thing to do for those who don't want to venture too far from home. ...more

July 26, 2008

O.A.R. performs Sept. 30 at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road in Clearwater. Between the Trees will open. Tickets, $30, go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the box office. Call (7270 791-7400. Tickets also go on sale at Ticketmaster outlets, which will add service charges. Call (813) 287-8844. If available, tickets at the door will be $32. ...more

July 25, 2008

Sesame Street Live: Elmo Grows performs on Oct. 10 through Oct. 12 at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road in Clearwater. Tickets are $12 to $29 and go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the box office or by calling (727) 791-7400 ...more

July 18, 2008