President-elect Barack Obama stepped onto a train car built in 1939, a time when his presidency would not have been possible in America, and set off for Washington on Saturday in a three-day prelude to his inauguration as the country's 44th president. ...more

January 18, 2009

MIAMI — Plans for an organized gathering in Miami when Fidel Castro dies appear to have fizzled, now that the Orange Bowl stadium is no longer standing. ...more

January 15, 2009

Country singer Faith Hill has been selected to sing "America the Beautiful" during the Super Bowl XLIII pregame festivities at Raymond James Stadium on Feb.1, the National Football League and NBC announced today. ...more

January 15, 2009

The Florida Gators held a celebration Sunday that made for a perfect reason to celebrate. ...more

January 12, 2009

Put on your orange and blue and let the celebrations continue. Gators fans are expected to pile into Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville on Sunday for a celebration with the University of Florida's national championship football team. ...more

January 10, 2009

The University of Florida will celebrate its latest national football championship on Sunday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville. ...more

January 9, 2009

Upper Tampa Bay Regional Library is celebrating its fourth anniversary Jan. 10. ...more

December 31, 2008

'Tis the season to be jolly - or grouse about what to call the season. By now, many people have made peace with the fact that we live in a society in which people holding any number of beliefs about the events of tomorrow, Dec. 25. Some people who celebrate the events at the center of the religious aspect of Dec. 25 but do it on different days. Others have a celebration that this year began Dec. 21 and run for eight nights. Others observe a holiday that begins Dec. 26 and ends Jan. 1. Some people observe Dec. 25, but the only spirit that moves them is ho-ho-ho and mistletoe. To some Dec. 25 is - bah, humbug - just the day before Dec. 26. ...more

December 24, 2008

America Locke is opening her home to public tours Sunday in celebration of the final day of Hanukkah. ...more

December 24, 2008

Soon after receiving their gold medals, Plant players and coaches crowded together on the celebration riser at midfield. Coach Robert Weiner held up the championship trophy, while Orson Charles stared at it. ...more

December 21, 2008