Las Vegas replaced Chicago as the top domestic destination and New York as the top holiday weekend destination in 2008 in an Orbitz.com report of its hotel and air bookings. ...more

December 30, 2008

To travel for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas or not - that is the question. ...more

October 19, 2008

Pitching, defense and a suspect offense. As recently as early August, the Rays were averaging 4.5 runs a game and the national pundits were saying they'd have a hard time making it to the postseason. ...more

October 15, 2008

Last year at this time I wrote a short piece about the 9-11 Remembrance happening at the Heron's Garden. I did not say anything about that date but I will this year. ...more

September 12, 2008

The Tampa-St. Petersburg area dodged a bullet - again - last week when Tropical Storm Fay veered to the northeast. While government officials were sweating it out in anticipation of where the storm might hit, the Tampa Bay Rays were also worried that they might have to postpone Tuesday's game. ...more

August 24, 2008

Lest anyone forget Jeff Tsao's and Christine Chung's wedding date, the Los Angeles-area couple stamped a logo with three interlocking eights across posters, T-shirts and party favors made especially for the affair. ...more

August 8, 2008

Things are tight for city and county governments these days, what with a slow economy and falling tax revenue, so reducing spending is the order of the day. That was the case this week in Tarpon Springs. The financial times there are financially straitened enough that commissioners entertained the idea of cutting from the city's budget for fiscal 2009 money for Christmas decorations. In the end, they decided not to go that far, with Mayor Beverley Billiris stating, "Somehow you just don't mess with Christmas or the holidays." ...more

August 2, 2008

Items of interest at the July 14 city commission meeting and budget workshop included: ...more

July 23, 2008

I would like to thank Barack Obama and John McCain (despite the fact that my gratitude towards one will only extend the length of this column) for explaining to me what "American" means. ...more

July 23, 2008

A nonpermitted Fourth of July fireworks display at a Ridge Manor Catholic church continues to sizzle. ...more

July 17, 2008