Moving to a new home, particularly if it's your first, is an exciting venture. But deciding what to do about your new landscape can seem overwhelming. That was the problem faced by these new homeowners whose question was answered by my wife Cheryl, below. ...more

February 15, 2009

Peter Gabriel's minute in the Oscars spotlight will lack one important element: Peter Gabriel. The Academy Award-nominated singer won't perform at the Feb. 22 ceremony to protest an apparently revamped presentation of best original song contenders. Gabriel says in a video on his Web site that he objects to the songs being shortened to 65 seconds apiece and made part of a medley. ...more

February 13, 2009

It has been an annual tradition since the mid-1980s at the Homes of Regency Cove to celebrate Gasparilla with an invasion and parade of its own ...more

February 11, 2009

St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School students enjoyed a visit Nov. 21 from Jeff Robbins, a musician who perpetuates America's musical tradition, southern Appalachian music. Students participated by singing along and learned about playing the banjo, fiddle and other instruments. ...more

December 17, 2008

Punk musician Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM will perform together for the first time since the duo survived a fiery plane crash in South Carolina. ...more

December 1, 2008

It only makes sense that a cross country runner would travel to Australia to see the pope. ...more

October 4, 2008

BackStage Pass will be at the Watering Hole, 6813 U.S. 27 S., in Sebring today and Aug. 2 from 9:30 p.m. to 1:45 a.m. ...more

August 1, 2008

A University of South Florida graduate has filed a $1 million lawsuit against Walt Disney World, claiming he was fired from a job as a trumpeter and not rehired when he applied again because he is Sikh, wears a turban and does not meet the "Disney look." ...more

June 18, 2008

A USF graduate files a $1 million lawsuit against Disney claiming he was discriminated against because of his religious dress code. ...more

June 17, 2008

The city of Dunedin is still tiptoeing around the question of whether to buy a parcel of land along Alt. 19 with St. Joseph Sound on one side and the Pinellas Trail on the other. It would be nice to turn this land, owned by businessman and musician J.C. Weaver, into a city park to ensure it isn't developed. ...more

February 12, 2008