For Eddie Lawrence, jazz is more than just music — it's akin to a religious experience. ...more

August 10, 2008

City commissioners have put on hold plans to conduct a nationwide search for a city manager – until at least January. The decision was made Tuesday night, a day after the City Commission interviewed representatives from three executive search firms during a work session. ...more

August 6, 2008

Sometime in fall or early spring, Ed Fabik's backyard greenhouse will light up with color as hundreds of potted orchid plants - from palm-sized cattleyas to exotic-looking air plants with more root than stem - blossom for the year. ...more

August 4, 2008

We read with interest your position that the University of South Florida should be leveraged in an attempt to "enhance the stature of our region" by creating one of the nation's best hospitals. Unfortunately, it seems you haven't really been paying as close attention to this situation as you want to imply in your editorial ("To Grow Ranks Of 'Best Hospitals' Region Must Leverage USF's Assets," Commentary, July 27). ...more

August 3, 2008

Who needs rainbows? Create your own kitchen magic with that old standby, the crockpot. ...more

July 22, 2008

An innocent reference to an astronomical feature was misconstrued as a racial insult in Dallas last week, which is funny, except that an offended official's continued indignity has created humorless ill will. ...more

July 18, 2008

Lynn Helms and her husband, Richard, moved to Plant City from Connecticut in 1998. They soon discovered First Presbyterian Church of Plant City. ...more

July 16, 2008

Tuesday night, interim City Manager Mark LeCouris showed the City Commission a slide show focusing on the city's "challenges of the future." ...more

July 5, 2008