When most people think of "Hamlet" they think of a tragedy, but the students starring in the upcoming performance of "Haunted Hamlet" at Wiregrass Ranch High School in Wesley Chapel are hoping to change that perception. ...more

February 18, 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

Shannon Cummings had no intentions other than having some fun when she walked out onto the diving board at the Green Dragon pool in early autumn, but her world soon became a menagerie of twists and turns. ...more

January 3, 2009

The mother of a missing toddler did not respond by Tuesday to an offer that would have given her some protection from prosecution if she told investigators what she knows about her daughter's disappearance. ...more

September 3, 2008

Brandon's Chris Colwill decided to leave it all in the pool of the Olympic men's 3-meter diving finals Tuesday night in Beijing. He did that by performing a list of six dives that, when combined, was the highest degree of difficulty in the competition. ...more

August 20, 2008

Brandon's Chris Colwill decided to leave it all in the pool of the Olympic men's 3-meter diving finals Tuesday night in Beijing by performing a list of six dives that, when combined, was the highest degree of difficulty of any of his competition. ...more

August 19, 2008

TAMPA – On with the show. The Bucs did an admirable job of putting forth effort Sunday in a game that meant nothing except to the men actually out there running and hitting and earning their pay on a way-too-warm afternoon at Ray-Jay. But enough of that. Now the fun starts. ...more

December 30, 2007

New fitness DVD "DanceX — Total Body Cardio" boldly advertises itself in trailers, on the Web site and on the DVD cover as "everybody's workout." ...more

October 11, 2007

A Man Who Knows His Bread Mo Adi, owner of Cafe Parisien, has gone to great efforts to make his cafe on Cross Creek Boulevard as authentic as possible. He even imported European restaurant equipment and hired a chef trained in Europe. northeast.tbo.com ...more

October 7, 2007

TAMPA - NBC announced today that wrestling great Hulk Hogan has signed on to host an updated version of "American Gladiators" that will join the network at midseason. Hogan has never hosted a reality show but Craig Plestis, an NBC vice president for alternative programming, calls him "an American icon." "His electrifying personality will no doubt inspire Herculean efforts from our everyday challengers," Plestis said in a news release. "There is no one more qualified to host this program." ...more

October 3, 2007