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Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport Posts Stronger-Than-Expected Passenger Traffic

Panama City Beach The Airport Authority announced that air passenger traffic for the first full month of operations at the new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) was nearly triple the number of passengers last year. Total...

Rethinking Tampa Bay: Where to put the Rays and other local attractions

By Jay Cridlin and Susan Thurston, Times Staff Writers Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Say you could put all of Tampa Bay's sports teams, entertainment venues, tourist attractions and leisure spots into one big pot. If you were building a new city from scratch, what would be the first thing you'd pick to give your city a cultural identity? Which pro team would you rather have in your city, the Rays or ...

Capturing an Important Moment: Quinby and Nye Collaborated on New Short Film

Certain moments in life, when reflected on later, turn out to have been more significant than people realize at the time. When writing a screenplay during college, East Aurora native Barrett Quinby included one such moment. When Quinby shared that screenplay with friends and relatives, they thought that moment stuck out. It has now become the basis for a short film Quinby created with fellow ...

These Cakes Aren't What They Seem: Business Offers Choices for Weddings

The next time a bride and groom cut their wedding cake, and before the less romantic shove the pieces into their beloveds faces, be aware that it may all be a farcethe cake, that is.

Embarrassed by full-body TSA scanners at airports? Then try some 'privacy pasties'

The concept comes from burlesque: Pasties. For prices starting at $9.99, the modest can use the rubbery stick-ons to cover body parts they'd prefer to keep away from the prying eyes of security officers.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Airport traffic already exceeds expectations

During the past week letters have been published that have included misleading information regarding the new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP). On July 23, Mr. Brent Wall (Area must reorient its marketing efforts) wrote that...