When Rays manager Joe Maddon examines the work of his catcher, Dioner Navarro, he expresses admiration. ...more

March 14, 2009

Considering the care she has taken to control her career, it is perhaps ironic that author Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc's own life story could be titled "Don't Judge a Book by its Cover." ...more

February 25, 2009

Jonathan Freeman makes his first trip to Washington, D.C., next week. That's exciting for any 14-year-old. But this trip has a purpose besides sightseeing. ...more

February 21, 2009

They have been planning for months, rehearsing for almost as long. Including the actors, singers, orchestra musicians and stagehands, some 60 students from Newsome, Durant and Plant City high schools are joining forces to stage the musical "Pippin" at Tomlin Middle School Theatre. ...more

November 26, 2008

They have been planning for months, rehearsing for almost as long. Including the actors, singers, orchestra and stage hands, some 60 students from Newsome, Durant and Plant City high schools are part of the effort to stage "Pippin" at Tomlin Middle School Theatre beginning tonight. ...more

November 19, 2008

When "Lord of the Flies" meets "Fantasy Island," what do you get? If you guessed summer camp, you win the prize. ...more

November 8, 2008

Artist William Carlson dips the large steel ladle into the blazing furnace and fills it with liquid glass. With sweat pouring down his face, he quickly moves to a graphite mold he has made and pours in the seething yellow-colored liquid. ...more

September 21, 2008

Jonathan Freeman gives me hope. Not because he's an excellent student in the International Baccalaureate program at Hillsborough High. Not because he's an accomplished violinist and fencer. And not because he's good with children, animals and is generally a nice kid to be around. ...more

August 2, 2008

His efforts provide free school supplies to needy children. But he doesn't want recognition, he wants to motivate others to take action. ...more

August 1, 2008

It has been three months since the Rays last visited Yankee Stadium, but it's difficult to grasp how much has changed since then. ...more

July 8, 2008