ABE VIGODA: REVIVER (PPM) ** Abe Vigoda's music comes at you peripherally, the way unrelated noises almost mesh as you're falling asleep. The melodies, chord changes and rhythms sometimes seem to be coming from separate rooms, while the vocals sometimes seem to be coming from next door. ...more

March 13, 2009

Clay Yarber was just getting back to playing the guitar the way he was used to. ...more

February 14, 2009

Allison Kennedy is a medical mystery. At 24, the registered nurse at Florida Hospital Zephyrhills is talkative, bursts into smiles when discussing her Nov. 1 wedding to Keith Sutton and has the endurance to keep up with 2-year-old son Connor, a 35-pound bundle of energy. ...more

December 7, 2008

Ah, the panda. There's no cuter member of the animal kingdom, so why has he taken so long to land a starring role in Hollywood? The truth is, we like our cartoons to be the less attractive eccentrics: mice, rats, whatever Gonzo is. ...more

June 5, 2008

When I joined Weight Watchers on March 7, 2006, I had many reasons to want to lose weight. I had borderline high blood pressure, suffered from sleep apnea and could not walk up a flight of stairs without becoming winded. ...more

November 1, 2007

A vigil for women who have been the victim of domestic violence is held at Pasco-Hernando Community College West Campus. ...more

November 1, 2007

Can musicians ever hope to reach perfection in Mozart? Doubtful, as this most blessed of composers toys with mortals who try to pry into his creative mind. But when they do, sublime things can happen. ...more

October 20, 2007

SEBRING — Lynn Mison's heartbreaking story of domestic abuse, which eventually led to the murder of her children by her ex-husband, captivated an audience at a domestic violence seminar Friday morning at South Florida Community College. "I wish I didn't have to tell my story, I wish it didn't happen, but it did," Mison, of Sarasota, told the crowd of more than 40 people. "I was abused during my marriage, which led to the abuse of my children after my divorce." Avi Kostner, Mison's ex-husband, was spared the death penalty by jurors after he pleaded guilty to killing his children Geri, 12, and Ryan, 10, in June 1994. ...more

October 8, 2007

TAMPA - Deputies arrested an 18-year-old man early Monday after a fight where they say he pushed a 10-year-old boy down a flight of stairs and threw a metal crutch at him. ...more

September 3, 2007