Planes, jets, helicopters and daredevil stunts are wowing the crowd at this year's MacDill AirFest. Thousands of people were standing in line at 11:30 a.m. to enter the gates, which opened at 8 a.m. Overhead, pilots put on flying demonstrations. A T-6 Star Fire performed a series of loops and rolls and several planes of different sizes performed fly-overs, including a B-25 Bomber. ...more

March 28, 2009

The Thunderbirds will be one of the featured attractions of AirFest at MacDill Air Force Base today and Sunday. The precision flying team is set to soar today at 2:30 p.m. Gates open at 8 a.m. and people are asked to carpool or use shuttle buses from downtown to help put a dent in the anticipated gridlock. For information, go to www.macdill- airfest.com. ...more

March 28, 2009

On Feb. 1, tens of thousands of rabid football fans will descend on the city of Tampa for Super Bowl XLIII, which will be held this year at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

December 26, 2008

Peter Drucker said, "There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all." ...more

June 22, 2008

Politicians on both sides of the aisle make claims for the need of a U.S. energy policy. Yet, all they have given us is a slightly raised fuel economy standard for automobiles and a nebulous list of items, some ridiculous and others unattainable. They include subsidies for ethanol, coal, landfills and nuclear industries. All of which have dire negative aspects and are couched around our supposed "addiction to foreign oil." Many of the plans enrich them that's got and harms most, the majority of average Americans. ...more

May 30, 2008

Avast! For the 104th time, the pirate invasion is upon us. On Saturday, a flotilla led by mythical pirate Jose Gaspar aboard the Jose Gasparilla will dock at the Tampa Convention Center after attacking the city with cannon blasts. The mayor will hand over the keys to the city and the pirates then will have brunch before parading along Bayshore Boulevard toward downtown while landlubbers joyfully fight for their beaded bounty. ...more

January 25, 2008

SEBRING — The shuttle buses were late the first day of school and a false fire alarm on the second day were just a couple of minor glitches for an overall successful debut of the Kindergarten Learning Center. ...more

December 26, 2007