As NHL teams finalize plans for training camps this month, John Tortorella - for the first time he can remember in his career - is preparing for something completely different. ...more

September 5, 2008

The city council meets tonight for a budget workshop, but there is more than money matters up for discussion at the meeting set for 6 p.m. at City Hall, 201 N. Howell Ave. ...more

August 12, 2008

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, 31; Julian McMahon, 40; Maureen McGovern, 59; Betty Thomas, 60 ...more

July 27, 2008

On each side of his neck is a tattoo of a skull, and across his knuckles he had tattooed the expression, "Hard Luck," with a letter on each knuckle. To Pinellas sheriff's detention Deputy Aaron Simpson, his tattoos are an art form. To his bosses at the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, they constitute a violation of the sheriff's uniform and appearance policy. As a result, the six-year veteran was suspended for three days. ...more

July 18, 2008

Here we are once again replaying last year's fiasco with special interests trying to weaken the regulation and enforcement of the Hillsborough County's wetlands protections. ...more

July 16, 2008

Alonso got its first A, and Chamberlain and Leto high schools pulled themselves up from D's in the most recent release of school grades. ...more

July 12, 2008

Alonso got its first A, and Chamberlain and Leto high schools pulled themselves up from D's in the most recent release of school grades. ...more

July 12, 2008

"Powerhouse Principles: The Billionaire Blueprint for Real Estate Success" by Jorge Perez (Celebra, $23.95) ...more

May 18, 2008

Leaving a fight not worth fighting is not cowardice. We wish Hillary Clinton would understand that. Her prolonged standoff with Barack Obama –– in what must be the most exhausting primary race for the candidates and the voters –– is counterproductive for her party and for herself. Her refusal to give in, despite dwindling campaign funds and support within top party leaders, only accentuates her power-hungry image among certain people. ...more

May 12, 2008

Dioner Navarro realizes there were times last season when he came to the plate in a key situation that even those in his own dugout didn't expect much from him. ...more

May 8, 2008