Israel announced that it will cut off funding for illegal settlement outposts and crack down on extremist squatters, but settler leaders vowed Monday to resist the order and accused the government of fanning hatred toward them. ...more

November 4, 2008

The Happening ** If Mark Wahlberg can pass for a science teacher, and audiences can forget "Lady in the Water," then perhaps incredulity can be stretched even farther to accommodate M. Night Shyamalan's latest plotline, a murky tale of mass suicides, urban flight and eco-disaster. The good news is that he is now working with an R rating, which means he can be melodramatic and gross. ...more

October 10, 2008

When talking about projects that will transform neighborhoods, the buzz in Tampa these days is all about the changes coming to downtown's entryway: a new Tampa Museum of Art, the Glazer Children's Museum, a new Riverwalk, a remodeled Ashley Drive and a redesigned Curtis Hixon Park. ...more

May 27, 2008

Like a shrewd salesman who keeps his suitcase to the side, Thomas McCarthy's "The Visitor" doesn't immediately announce itself as a movie about immigration policy. ...more

May 11, 2008

Friends and family came from the Tampa Bay area, California, Boston, Sweden and places in between to celebrate the life and legacy of Mark Holland. ...more

December 6, 2007

LAKE PLACID — It all depends on who you talk to. Some call the vendors who hawk fresh vegetables along the roadside "squatters," while regular customers talk about bargains. As the local growing seasons change, the fare varies from strawberries to oranges and melons. A pair of longtime produce vendors along U.S. 27 – just north of the Lake Placid town border – don't know whose property they sell from. ...more

November 12, 2007