Few stories impact as strongly as Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Color Purple." The bittersweet travails of Celie, Sofia, Nettie and Shug - four very different Southern black women who are, in many ways, equally repressed - tug the heartstrings, regardless of gender, age or race. ...more

November 20, 2009

Janet Jackson blames physician Conrad Murray for her brother Michael's death. ...more

November 17, 2009

Bon Jovi will perform April 17 at the St. Pete Times Forum, 401 Channelside Drive in Tampa. Tickets, $26.75, $46.75, $66.75, $96.75 and $126.75 plus service charges go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. Call the box office, (813) 301-2500, or Ticketmaster, (813) 287-8844. ...more

November 13, 2009

Christopher M. Still's mural has a lot to say about Ruth Eckerd Hall. ...more

November 6, 2009

Laura Izibor will perform Nov. 14 at the Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St. in Clearwater. Tickets, $27.50, go on sale at noon today at the Ruth Eckerd Hall box office, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road in Clearwater. Call (727) 791-7400. ...more

October 9, 2009

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne will perform at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Nov. 20, according to a press release from the venue. ...more

September 14, 2009

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band will perform Sept. 12 at Ford Amphitheatre, 4802 U.S. 301 N. in Tampa. Tickets, $55 and $98 plus service charges, go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. Call 1-877-598-8698 or visit www.livenation.com. ...more

July 23, 2009

Thousands of Bay area condo owners are forking over extra cash each month to cover for neighbors who aren't paying. ...more

May 16, 2009

Steely Dan will perform June 12 at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road in Clearwater. Tickets, at $68, $98 and $128, go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the box office. Call (727) 791-7400. Tickets also go on sale at Ticketmaster outlets, which will add service charges. Call (813) 287-8844. ...more

April 30, 2009

It is the policy of The Tampa Tribune to correct all errors of fact. To report an error, call (813) 259-7600 or e-mail news@tampa trib.com. ...more

April 4, 2009