Honorary mayor candidate John Smith's Oct. 11 fundraiser will be a little bit country and rock 'n' roll. ...more

September 24, 2008

How's this for a twist: Of all the No. 1 songs in the 50 years of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Chubby Checker's "The Twist" ranks as the most popular single. ...more

September 11, 2008

- "He's always been really creative," she said. "I didn't have classes with him in high school, but I know a lot of people who did, and they always said he was always sketching something. He would draw cartoons. You give Mark anything and he can draw it. ...more

August 24, 2008

Saturday is Elvis Presley's death day. Let's make a batch of fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches and dust off the DVD of "Clambake," a movie so bad that it's fun. ...more

August 15, 2008

Fall is full for Mark Wahlberg. The 37-year-old actor-producer has upcoming productions in film, television - and his own family. ...more

August 7, 2008

It's the meaning. That's what hooked Dino Fotopoulos on songs from the 1950s, '60s and '70s. ...more

August 1, 2008

It's the meaning. That's what hooked Dino about old songs for the 50s, 60s and 70s. ...more

July 23, 2008

Twenty Elvis Presley impersonators, vying for a spot in an international competition of tribute artists, are expected to rock the University Area Community Center on Saturday. ...more

July 16, 2008

Moe's Southwest Grill, a franchise of nearly 400 fast-food restaurants, will soon make its Plant City debut at the Walden Woods Shopping Center. ...more

July 9, 2008

Best Buy awarded a $1,500 scholarship to Amy Marsh, a Durant High School graduate who will enter the University of Central Florida in the fall. She is the daughter of Steven and Shari Marsh of Valrico. ...more

June 28, 2008