St. Petersburg Times Online: Floridian
TampaBay.com
Place an Ad Calendars Classified Forums Sports Weather
tampabay.com
January 21, 2003


Long live the Queens When the leader of the Sweet Potato Queens buzzes into Sarasota for a book signing, the hairdos aren't the only things over the top. For the queens, life is what you make it. At least they'll always have tiara. Story

[Times photo: Cheri Diez ]

Feedback: Youngster sums up Black History Month
Last week, we invited reader feedback to an Elijah Gosier column that suggested Black History Month is a good idea whose time has passed. One response stood out because it came from a child, and children have been the main focus of Black History Month teaching. We'd like to let her have the last word. -- JOHN BARRY, Deputy Floridian Editor

TV: He's working the Pryor vibe, not Urkel
Comedian Dave Chappelle isn't afraid to chew on some meaty topics, including race relations, in his raw new show on Comedy Central.

Book review: Twinkie Pie and world peace
THE SWEET POTATO QUEENS' BIG-ASS COOKBOOK (AND FINANCIAL PLANNER)

Pulse: Getting a handle on seizures
In a new epilepsy program at Bayfront Medical Center, a young adult suffering from seizures spends four days wired with electrodes as doctors try to pinpoint why her brain short-circuits.

Pulse: Healthline
MENTAL ILLNESS in children, specifically bipolar disorder, will be the topic of a free workshop for families Saturday in Tampa.

Back to Top
© Copyright 2002 St. Petersburg Times. All rights reserved.
 


Entertainment, arts, TV headlines

  • Lady Antebellum, Jamey Johnson win early at CMAs
  • Host Lou Dobbs leaves CNN for 'new opportunities'
  • Conductor Slatkin to skip November DSO concerts
  • Oscars get record 20 animated submissions
  • Perry: Steven Tyler taking time off from Aerosmith
  • Fox's sci-fi drama 'Dollhouse' has been canceled
  • Review: `Pirate Radio' rolls when it should rock
  • NBC enlists prime-time programs in green message
  • Celine Dion not pregnant
  • CNN finding that prime-time success is elusive
  • Host Lou Dobbs leaves CNN for 'new opportunities'
  • CNN finding that prime-time success is elusive
  • Winnie the Pooh royalties case is back in LA court
  • Ian McKellen rules in remake of 'The Prisoner'
  • Semifinal slate sealed on 'Dancing With the Stars'
  • Review: 'What Once We Felt' is a cautionary tale
  • A play about coach Vince Lombardi set for B'way
  • Redgrave recreates the grandmother she barely knew
  • Broadway finds its 'Spider-Man' in Reeve Carney
  • Review: Willem Dafoe stars in an absurdist comedy

  •