A world of saber-toothed cats, giant wolves, sharks and prehistoric Indians comes to life this weekend, when FossilFest 2009 opens at the Florida State Fairgrounds. ...more

March 4, 2009

TARPON SPRINGS -- An artist with local ties and fancied as a world traveler is the focus of an exhibit opening Aug. 5 at the Tarpon Springs Cultural Center. The exhibit titled, "Harriet Muller Collection: Tribute to an Unpublished Artist." ...more

August 2, 2008

I don't much care for films that celebrate "small-town values." I always feel judged, even personally attacked, by these movies. When the restless Jenny in "Forrest Gump" leaves town and ends up an ex-junkie dying of AIDS, I read it as a threat to any woman who doesn't stay put and marry the town idiot. ...more

December 24, 2007

Look through the lens of Diane Hardy Waller as she leads a photographic tour of selected spots around the globe through Dec. 1. ...more

November 2, 2007

A visual artist who works in paints, photographs and ceramic arts, Diane Hardy Waller, will showcase her photography as the featured artist for November at the Progress Energy Art Gallery. ...more

November 1, 2007

I was watching a memorial TV show honoring diva Beverly Sills. During a taped interview she said something similar to the fact that she was less disturbed thinking: I shouldn't have done that rather than I should have done that. I know that we all have done something in our lifetimes that we regret; things that we feel we shouldn't have done. But for most of us it's been some minor infraction. A venial sin not a mortal one as it were. ...more

October 6, 2007

Yearning to eat something different? Want a taste of the exotic? New flavors are waiting to be found right here. All you have to do is look for them. ...more

October 2, 2007