Mamma Mia! ** Mediocre reviews weren't enough to keep audiences away from this big-screen adaptation of the stage sensation, loosely based on the ABBA songbook and set on a Greek island. Meryl Streep headlines as a laid-back innkeeper whose daughter (Amanda Seyfried) invites three men to her upcoming nuptials, hoping to discover which one is her father. ...more

December 18, 2008

OK, dancing queens, put on the white spandex and sing your heart out in the safety of your own home. "Mamma Mia!" hits DVD shelves today. You can also expand your Academy Award knowledge with an Oscar history book and share the madness with the newest CD from Fall Out Boy. ...more

December 16, 2008

TAMPA - Families of missing children gathered for a candlelight vigil Thursday night in Tampa to raise awareness and to ensure their loved ones are not forgotten. ...more

September 11, 2008

Nazdar, Freedom Fest 2008 will be held Thursday, July 3, from 4 p.m. until dark at Florida Classic Park at 5360 Lockhart Road, Brooksville. The event will feature Christian artist Rob Taylor, a former offensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Bucs. There will be a talent show, Joy FM (88.1 and 91.5), family friendly games, food and music and a fireworks display sponsored by the Brooksville Ministerial Association in partnership with Trivent Financial for Lutherans. ...more

June 22, 2008

My favorite letter this week comes from Valerie Sumner Morales. The letter was not about her dad, but I want to mention her father, the late Col. Robert Sumner, on the heels of Memorial Day. A lot of you might remember him as an instructor at the University of Tampa. ...more

June 2, 2008

From the elevated pharmacist platform, Ken Wurster could survey his store like a mayor overseeing the village square. ...more

May 31, 2008

Miriam Romero said her daughter Amanda has always been one to march to her own tune. ...more

October 10, 2007