A casting call for the Discovery Channel series "Pitchmen" is set for Wednesday in Ybor City. ...more

October 31, 2009

A casting call for the Discovery Channel series "Pitchmen" is set for Nov. 4 in Ybor City, according to radio host MJ Kelli of "The MJ Morning Show" on WFLZ, 93.3 FM. Kelli says he has teamed up with "Pitchmen" co-host Anthony Sullivan for a special event to find inventors for the series' second season. ...more

October 26, 2009

Experts are concerned about the effect of swine flu on people with heart disease, with some doctors warning it could lead to a spike in heart patient fatalities. ...more

September 3, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist has appointed Tampa lawyer Steve Burton and surgeon Joseph Diaco to the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority. ...more

July 16, 2009

Guinness World Records said Friday that 113-year-old British World War I veteran Henry Allingham has become the world's oldest man. ...more

June 20, 2009

The brother-in-law of actress Katie Holmes was found dead in a home in Sarasota at age 48, officials say. ...more

April 16, 2009

A local friend called to ask if I would give a talk at a meeting of a national group of retirees. Having spoken around town a few times, I threw out some ideas of fun topics for her to pick from. "No," she said, "I want you to speak on caregiving." ...more

March 18, 2009

It's always great to see the stock market come back from the dead. But I am deeply worried that our political system doesn't grasp how much our financial crisis can still undermine everything we want to be as a country. ...more

March 13, 2009

A state panel has commuted the sentence of an 88-year-old retiree to time served for a series of drive-by shootings into the home of a neighbor who owed him money. ...more

March 12, 2009

A family spokesman says former first lady Barbara Bush had successful open heart surgery. ...more

March 5, 2009