It’s easy to spot first-time visitors to Tampa Theatre by their gazes of awed wonderment as they enter and are immediately enchanted by the grand illusion of being inside a Mediterranean courtyard at night.   The Theatre’s seemingly endless ornamentation provides the perfect setting for the Theatre’s artistic and educational programming.  LIFE will celebrate Tampa Theatre […]

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, initiated in Hillsborough County by the Board of County Commissioners, is a program designed to bring the joy of reading into the homes of parents of young children throughout Hillsborough County.  This program provides and directly mails a new, age-appropriate hard-cover book each month FREE to children born on or after […]

Every day before dawn they saddle their horses, coil their lariats and whips, and ride out to work the herds. They are Florida cattlemen—living legacies of the pioneer days and guardians of the landscape that has shaped them. 
Today their culture is under threat, as are the landscapes, watersheds and wildlife that thrive in their […]

This week and next I will be traveling with a delegation from Northern Ireland to Washington DC, Austin, Texas and finally to here in Tampa Bay.  The 15 person delegation consists of leaders from the not for profit, political, business and economic development communities. Their interest in the US is to see how communities are […]

Local businessman Helmar Nielsen, a longtime trustee of Eckerd College, has given a substantial gift to Eckerd College to establish a professorship in film studies. The gift, when matched by the "(Miles) Collier Challenge," will total $1 million and will be named the Christian Nielsen Professorship in Film Studies after Helmar Nielsen’s late brother.
The Nielsen […]

The Arts Council of Hillsborough County has awarded $38,321 to thirteen Hillsborough County individual artists through the Individual Artist Grant program for projects that will further their professional development. Depending on the requested amount, each individual artist was awarded up to $3000.  
Recipients for 2007 are: Naomi Niskala, Music, to record music for a second CD; […]

In the past year, Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that "anyone can edit," has been cited four times as often as the Encyclopedia Britannica in judicial opinions, and the number is rapidly growing. In just two years, YouTube has become a household word and one of the world’s most successful Web sites. Such astounding growth and […]

Hillsborough County Commissioners are seeking volunteers to serve on a variety of citizen advisory boards and councils. Residents interested in seeking appointment must be registered voters in Hillsborough County. These are voluntary positions, and members serve without compensation. Citizens appointed may be required to file financial disclosure. Deadline for applications is Friday, March 30, 2007.
Applications […]

There’s a distinct, textured sound to a master’s brush or pen stroke. It’s rhythmic and deft, but quiet. You have to focus—to be attentive—to hear it. But it’s the sound of inspiration and genius.
It’s also a sound long part of our collective Tampa Bay heritage—a legacy reaching back to the 1870s, the infancy of our […]

This week we kick off the very first Gasparilla Film Festival presented by Wachovia and Wachovia Insurance Services. The film festival opens Wednesday night, February 28, 7 PM at the Tampa Theatre. The Opening Night film is Fay Grim, starring Jeff Goldblum and Parker Posey. The festival runs through the weekend, with A Night in […]