They're chosen from among thousands to study at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center before they make their big leap to opera stardom. But for Opera Tampa's seven apprentices, it's about more than just performing. The program gives the singers a chance to use their powerful voices to enlighten an entire community. ...more

February 26, 2009

Actress-storyteller Rhodessa Jones' style is about movement. So recently students in her theater workshop at the University Area Community Center spent the morning stretching, jumping, running and giving life to tales. ...more

February 25, 2009

A few minutes into "Waistwatchers: The Calorie-Free Musical," I really wanted a Big Mac. Moments later, I felt fat in my size (blank) pants. By the end of the show, I was ready to hop on a treadmill and burn off the pounds accumulated from that imagined burger. ...more

February 22, 2009

Mass transit on the water? A group of planners and architects called the Urban Charrette is proposing a small fleet of water taxis similar to waterborne services in Fort Lauderdale, New York, Boston, San Diego and other cities. ...more

February 18, 2009

Actress-storyteller Rhodessa Jones' style is about movement. So recently students in her theater workshop at the University Area Community Center spent the morning stretching, jumping, running and giving life to tales. ...more

February 18, 2009

Actress-storyteller Rhodessa Jones' style is about movement. So recently students in her theater workshop at the University Area Community Center spent the morning stretching, jumping, running and giving life to tales. ...more

February 18, 2009

The Moonglow Dance Club will sponsor a dance exhibition by ballroom dance champions Richard and Laurie Collett at the club's dance from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 26 in Community Hall, 1910 S. Pebble Beach Blvd. ...more

February 18, 2009

A group of planners and architects called the Urban Charrette is proposing a small fleet of water taxis similar to water-borne services in Fort Lauderdale, New York City, Boston, San Diego and other cities. ...more

February 17, 2009

A rare opportunity has presented itself: "Frost/Nixon" will be at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and in movie theaters at the same time. It's a chance to compare and contrast two versions of the same story that captivated the nation in 1977. ...more

February 12, 2009

As a teenager, Shelby Knox took steps to prove abstinence-only sex education wasn't working in her Lubbock, Texas, high school. ...more

February 10, 2009