Give the Disney machine credit. It churns out tween stars the way Hostess does cupcakes — constantly. ...more

November 30, 2009

The Michael Jackson documentary "This Is It" opens with clips of dancers who were auditioning to be part of his comeback shows. The hopefuls look into the camera and speak to Jackson, telling him how much they love him, what a great talent he is, how much he influenced and inspired them, and so on. ...more

October 29, 2009

A white-bearded 55-year-old Texan has won the 2009 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in this island city. ...more

July 27, 2009

Say what you want about the World Baseball Classic but it was good baseball. ...more

March 24, 2009

"American Idol" fans will soon be able to trade Carrie Underwoods for Danny Gokeys. ...more

March 17, 2009

Blowing a whistle, former Gator defensive end Thaddeus Bullard bellowed today at the interference surrounding hundreds of youth football hopefuls. ...more

January 10, 2009

There will be fewer audition episodes, a special wild-card night and more contestants going to Hollywood when "American Idol" returns for its eighth season in January. ...more

December 15, 2008

As candidates sprint toward Election Day, a group of hopefuls stopped here last week to face the people. "We wanted to give people the opportunity to ask the candidates direct questions," said Marcella O'Steen, president of the Balm Civic Association, who served as moderator for the forum, which drew more than 70 people. ...more

October 24, 2008

Never mind Beijing, Nicole Ogloza went to Lincoln, Neb., and struck gold. The 14-year-old Gulf High School freshman recently competed in the 2008 Roller Figure Skating National Championships. She successfully out-skated 23 other hopefuls to grab first place in the Freshman/Sophomore C Women's singles event. ...more

August 23, 2008

SUBSTITUTE TEACHING AN OPTION FOR MANY ...more

July 27, 2008