Cars and planes were still novel inventions the year Howard Kase was born. A naval retiree, Kase has sailed through life to reach the milestone of his 100th birthday this week. The Holiday resident recently celebrated hitting triple digits with his friends at the Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind with a banquet at the agency's Port Richey office. ...more

March 14, 2009

If we had to hazard a guess, we would imagine 99 out of a 100 people who have driven by Mittye P. Locke Elementary School over the years assumed its namesake, like many of the other people for whom schools in Pasco County are named, had long ago passed away. Until Wednesday, however, that wasn't true. On that day Mrs. Locke, one of the pioneers of Pasco public education, died, a little less than two months before what would have been her 100th birthday. ...more

February 28, 2009

The Museum of Science & Industry will host its 14{+t}{+h} annual wine tasting event, Einstein on Wine, a fundraiser of food, music and a silent auction, on Feb. 21 at the museum. ...more

February 11, 2009

A small church with a big heart is about to commemorate its denomination's 100th birthday. And some would say what better way to celebrate than with a new pastor. ...more

September 24, 2008

It was time for Mary Dolmonet to leave her hometown in New Jersey and relocate to sunny Florida. ...more

September 15, 2008

Want to live to 100? These women share their secrets to longetivy - and happiness. ...more

September 5, 2008

It looks as if the house at 701 W. Bay St. will see its 100th birthday - maybe even its 200th. ...more

August 14, 2008

Two longtime friends of mine died last week. One was the renowned cardiovascular surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey. I first met him as a young reporter in Houston in the late '60s and we kept up over the years. He lobbied me to write about health issues and the importance of research. I occasionally asked him for medical advice, which he was always happy to give. A brilliant man with fingers so long he might have been a concert pianist, Dr. DeBakey invented many of the instruments now used in operating rooms and pioneered procedures that have extended human life. ...more

July 16, 2008

What if the assassin's bullet had hit its intended victim, President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt? Americans would have turned anxious eyes to Vice President-elect John Nance Garner. ...more

February 3, 2008

Ida Wasserman started her daily workout Monday just after 11 a.m. ...more

January 29, 2008