Clowns. So old-fashioned. Bounce houses. Fun but done. Three 50-inch plasma TVs and the latest video games rolling right up to your child's birthday party. Take that Mr. and Mrs. Jones. ...more

April 29, 2009

Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

February 25, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) - A Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday when "out-of-control" shoppers desperate for bargains broke down the doors at a 5 a.m. sale. Other workers were trampled as they tried to rescue the man, and customers shouted angrily and kept shopping when store officials said they were closing because of the death, police and witnesses said. ...more

November 30, 2008

Prices for big-screen television sets are dropping, but the cost of home entertainment may still be headed up. That's because the fancy screens shoppers are lugging home this holiday season consume far more electricity than their old-school predecessors. ...more

December 14, 2007