One of the world's best-known curmudgeons, Ebenezer Scrooge, won't take the stage for Masque Community Theatre's children's production of "A Christmas Carol." Audiences instead will meet Eliza Scrooge, a female version of Charles Dickens' classic character. ...more

December 1, 2007

SEBRING — With a video camera in hand, Frank Branca III has been skateboarding all over the world. From the streets of Barcelona to the coast of Southern California, Branca and his friends take their boards and cameras and find an adventure. For the past year and a half, Branca, owner of Gator Board Shop, has been compiling footage for his first full-length video, "Make It Happen." After countless hours of filming and editing, the video is nearly complete and will premier Saturday at Duffer's Sports Grille, in celebration of the shop's two-year anniversary. ...more

November 14, 2007

Behind Plant coach Bob Weiner, wedged between assistants, and tucked behind a sales job that keeps him on the road for 80 percent of each week, is one of the most underpaid, and, as Weiner said, "revered" members of Plant's football program. ...more

November 1, 2007

'Little Shop of Horrors' isn't just a musical about a man-eating, singing plant. It's about a nice guy who always finishes last getting the girl. Of course, they both get eaten alive. ...more

October 25, 2007

'Little Shop of Horrors' isn't just a musical about a man-eating, singing plant. It's about a nice guy who always finishes last getting the girl. Of course, they both get eaten alive. ...more

October 22, 2007

My first encounter with Michelle Bradley-Carley was an early morning in February. Michelle was halfway through her first chemotherapy regimen. We spoke about her battle with cancer, and about her having just turned 35. ...more

October 21, 2007

Bucs receiver Ike Hilliard will spend today on an airplane, take a bus to a Detroit hotel, enjoy a few hours of personal time, attend a team meeting at 8 p.m., then get some sleep before Sunday's game. ...more

October 20, 2007

To communicate with her teammates and coaches during her first season at Florida State, Mami Yamaguchi often wrote notes because of her broken English. Two years later, the junior midfielder who teammates call 'Mams' has no trouble making her points. ...more

October 17, 2007