"Fanboys" isn't so much a cohesive movie with a plot as it is a shoddily shot litany of random geek arcania. ...more

March 5, 2009

Time To Seriously Look At Countywide Fire Service The buzz words were "pride and cooperation" as the Hernando County Fire Rescue (HCFR) and City of Brooksville Fire Department sealed the deal on their interlocal agreement to share space for the next 25 years. This agreement has HCFR closing the Station 24 and moving in with the City of Brooksville's fire department. ...more

September 26, 2008

You turn around one day and they're gone. In a city like Tampa where permanence is sometimes measured in seasons instead of years, change is a part of our lives. The landmarks that we gauge the timelines of our lives by - old schools, favorite restaurants, family stores - don't seem to have the value they used to. ...more

June 13, 2008

A couple of weeks ago, I did a column on gangs in the Hillsborough County schools affecting every middle and high school in the district. Last week was one on the growing use of medicine cabinet drugs by young people in a country addicted to prescription medicines. ...more

February 24, 2008

While many other 16-year-olds are just happy to get their driver's licenses, Chelsea DeVries is a published romance writer who wants to be an accountant. ...more

October 25, 2007