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April 1, 2001


Still shining Years ago a postcard drew Elmer Wright to The Pier in St. Petersburg, and for decades it has been his stage for singing gospel to the tourists. Story

[Times photo: James Borchuck]

I'm dying out here
I'm on the beach. A storm is brewing somewhere out there. Beach-walking is supposed to calm you, but I'm too busy watching for the rogue wave to be calm.

Paws across the water
From a White House pool report written recently by reporter Dana Milbank of the Washington Post.

Audio Files
MORE BETTER BLUES: Still excited by the Tampa Bay Blues Festival, which ends today? Then continue getting your blues on with these recent reissued classics and a new release from a former Tampa Bay powerhouse.

Arts talk
New opera to open Greater Miami 2005 season

TV's real survivor strikes again
The creator of Survivor charges back tonight with Eco-Challenge: Borneo, another team competition.

New magic from an ancient culture
Sarasota Ballet presents the premiere of a work by its artistic director that draws on the myth and poetry of Persia.

Ratdog settles down
The latest incarnation of the Grateful Dead gets comfortable enough to release its first CD. The band performs Tuesday in Tampa.

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