PLANT CITY For about 75 members of the Plant City Children's Theatre, Dec. 13 is the big day. At 2 p.m., the theater will stage its annual production of the holiday classic, "The Nutcracker," at the Plant City High School auditorium. ...more

December 3, 2008

Employees at Saint Leo University worked on assembling the traditional Nativity scene displayed during the Christmas season at the university's main campus in east Pasco County. Students were on Thanksgiving break as work was being done this week. They will see the manger when classes resume Monday. ...more

November 29, 2008

Fats Domino gave us "Blue Monday," and we got "Ruby Tuesday" from the Rolling Stones. But why does the day after Thanksgiving always bring Black Friday? ...more

November 27, 2008

The land has been cleared and Kohl's, the junior anchor store, opened seven weeks ago. ...more

November 27, 2008

The land has been cleared and the junior anchor store opened seven weeks ago. ...more

November 24, 2008

There's a new realization that holding a gift card from a troubled retailer is like having a bank account without FDIC insurance. ...more

November 23, 2008

Howard Hoyt Hilton Jr. of South Tampa, the mind behind the grievously flawed Great Tampa Snow Show of 1958, died Sunday. He was 82. ...more

August 28, 2008

It was supposed to be a winter wonderland. When Beach Park's Howard Hilton was planning the Great Tampa Snow Show, he envisioned smiling kids, Santa Claus spreading good cheer, frolicking reindeer and lots of snow. A giant Christmas tree would hulk over the festivities, and there would be a massive, five-story ski slope. ...more

August 28, 2008

Local utility companies are working harder than normal this summer. It's not because of the hot weather. It's the frigid economy. ...more

July 4, 2008

Metropolitan Ministries had a good idea this past Christmas season, and now it's an even better one. ...more

February 9, 2008