It's an unlucky No. 7 for a calf born with a few extra legs in Colorado. ...more

May 23, 2009

It's sad when those we entrust with protecting the public are accused of wrongdoing. It happens occasionally, and now it has happened in Avon Park. We don't know if the officers are innocent or guilty, but their alleged crimes send shivers down the spines of the public, and probably fellow law enforcement professionals as well. ...more

December 5, 2008

A weekly column by Tampa Tribune pop music critic Curtis Ross. ...more

November 13, 2008

Tom and Sue Szczerba's backyard overlooks hundreds of acres of rolling fields, copses of live oaks and scattered cattle. ...more

July 6, 2008

Hmmm. Let's dream a little bit. Sebring officials are working their tails off trying to get Harder Hall sold, but they might have missed an incredibly lucrative idea this time of year. They should have turned the historic hotel into the best Halloween scary place in Florida. Perhaps a partnership with Universal Studios or Busch Gardens could have been fashioned, and at $65 per head, just imagine all the money that would have flowed in here. Both entities make an incredible profit this time of year with their terrifying Halloween offerings. ...more

October 11, 2007

Eating a cucumber, whose flesh can be up to 20 degrees cooler than the outside air temperature, is a healthful way to cool down. ...more

September 26, 2007

'Kinked grind rail' and 'street spines' were part of the vocabulary in the Downes household before the family opened New Tampa's first skate shop. ...more

September 21, 2007