WASHINGTON (AP) — The couple who crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner communicated with a senior Pentagon official about going to the event, but the official denies that she helped the couple get in. ...more

November 30, 2009

If T-shirts and programs are too pricey, the concert-goer always has — or had — his ticket stub as a keepsake. ...more

November 30, 2009

The restaurants along U.S. 27 are easy to spot. Others are hidden jewels, like No Frills Grill in Placid Lakes. ...more

November 30, 2009

I have written to you previously about a potential vote our condominium complex entertained to opt out of the state statute. This was recommended by our management company. ...more

November 29, 2009

• Dunedin Fine Art Center's new directors Walter Blenner, Roberta Lutz Christenson, Alan "Arky" Feldshue, Alison Freeborn, Natonia "Toni" Hagans, Karen Lehrburger and Carol Mariani were welcomed at the center's first regular board meeting for the 2010 fiscal year. They then joined in electing the new board officers. The new board officers are: Dianne Wheatley-Giliotti, president; Patrick Donoghue, vice president; Charles Klein, treasurer; Debra Thomas-Weible, secretary; Patricia Jordan, parliamentarian; and Gail Gamble, immediate past president. For information on DFAC programs visit www.dfac.org or call 727-298-3322. ...more

November 28, 2009

The Kiwanis Club of Dunedin will hold an Adventure Run in Honeymoon Island State Park. Organizers say it will offer a blend of cross-country and trail running that will be more challenging than a traditional road race. ...more

November 28, 2009

Students honored •Tarpon Springs Middle School students Nathen Allston, Gabrielle Arnold, Courtney Fagan, Cathleen Cernkovic, Fan Fei, Thomas Foley, Costas Garoufalidis, George Gerakios, Brandon Green, Nikhil Granghi, Maria Haralambis, Carol Anne Haslam, Alexandria Holliday, Nicole Horn, Zaydi Javeed, Ashley Johnson, JamiAnne Joslin, Evagelia Kapetanopoulos, Jessica Klein, Sara Landis, Daphne Lepretre, Sheridan Lester, Daniel Lueck, Autumn Marhefka, Tristan Mattox, Isabel Mor, Clay Morgan, Mohamed Nuh, Maria Pantelis, Douglas Perkins, William Pisano, Hannah Rahman, Jenna Rugel, Yoon Young Ryu, Sofia Schimpff, Deborah Schutz, Sarah Smith, Andrew Stancil, Ashlyn TenBieg, Austin Treichel, Abigail van Hoof, Samuel Warnock, Erin Westacott and Allysa Young were inducted to the 2009-2010 National Junior Honor Society during a recent ceremony. To be inducted into the NJHS, students must show good citizenship, service, leadership, scholarship, and character. Also, members must maintain a high grade-point average and participate in service to the school as well as to the community. ...more

November 28, 2009

A White House official says the Virginia couple who attended a state dinner without an invitation met President Barack Obama in the receiving line. ...more

November 27, 2009

Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin. ...more

November 27, 2009

A team of anti-spam warriors at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has discovered a new weapon in the online bad guys' arsenal. ...more

November 27, 2009