Thank you Dr. Toulouse I would like to thank Dr. Toulouse at Florida Hospital Lake Placid and his staff. When my wife Gussie Brooks was in the ER, I couldn't ask for any better care. Also in the ICU she had some of the best care the nurses; thank you very much, especially to Reed and Kami. My wife passed away from ALS Disease on Oct.18. ...more

November 16, 2009

Robinson High School's Starlets have entered the competitive domain of winter guard under the direction of coach Jamie Dyer. Winter guard participants create a conceptual show featuring dance (modern, contemporary, classical), flag work and spinning of rifle and saber. While similar to the work they do with the school's marching band, the show is performed on a gymnasium floor. In the team's first competition, Jan. 17 in Orlando, it placed third out of 27 teams. Teammates include Mary Ann Dugay, Shana Jenkins, Venessa Arellano, Kayla Arnold, Nichole Bowe, Julia Couto, Kali Danile, Liz Edgerley, Anastasia Gaertner, Ashley Hance, Kristen Klimley, Mariana Larios, Savannah Loaiza, Ariel Lussier, Ashley Soon and Althea Gerard. ...more

February 4, 2009

Thousands of people holding signs and waving American flags cheered wildly Saturday to honor the pilot who safely landed a US Airways jetliner in the Hudson River. He told them he and his crew were only doing their jobs. ...more

January 24, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama may be making the rounds in Washington, but his face lined the route of Tampa's annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade on Monday in College Hill. Standing along the street in a new Obama T-shirt, Arthur Chester was in a good place in more ways than one. He had a good view of the festivities and of the future. "I never thought I'd ever see it," he said. "This is a dream. This is a dream that is happening for all the right reasons." All along the route, thousands stood, in some places seven or eight deep, cheering every float, every marching band and every elected official. "Everyone's excited. Everyone has come together," Anita Sturks said. ...more

January 20, 2009

The 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in College Hill ...more

January 19, 2009

Today is the final rehearsal for 62 members of Northeast High School's marching band before they travel to Washington, D.C., next week to perform in the Presidential Inaugural Heritage Music Festival, one of the activities leading to Barack Obama taking the oath of office. ...more

January 6, 2009

Wayne Coyne talked about "Christmas on Mars" for so long that some fans wondered whether it would ever exist anywhere besides in his head. But here it is, on DVD with 5.1 surround sound no less, handily packaged with a CD of the score. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he's from Oklahoma City. ...more

December 19, 2008

Just a few weeks after he was booed in his home stadium, Mike Teel walked off the field Thursday night to a standing ovation. Teel threw for 447 yards and matched a Big East record with seven touchdown passes, helping Rutgers dismantle Louisville 63-14 and give the Scarlet Knights their sixth straight win. ...more

December 5, 2008

It's not exactly the same as shivering on the sidewalk and watching Santa roll down the street to the strains of a marching band. ...more

December 1, 2008

The Greater St. Petersburg Area Awesome Original Second Time Arounders Marching Band brought some Florida sunshine to New York City today in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. ...more

November 27, 2008