DUNEDIN - Last year, during an archeological dig at Dunedin Historical Society Summer History Camp, youngsters unearthed all sorts of strange items, including the kitchen sink. Vinnie Luisi, executive director of the Dunedin Historical Society and Museum, said to everyone's surprise a sink dating back to the 1920s, including the fixtures, was unearthed during the 2007 summer camp. ...more

June 14, 2008

Regarding "How Florida Lost Its Sense Of Place," (Commentary, June 8.) ...more

June 12, 2008

DUNEDIN -- Last year, during an archeological dig at Dunedin Historical Society Summer History Camp, youngsters unearthed all sorts of strange items, including the kitchen sink. Vinnie Luisi, executive director of the Dunedin Historical Society and Museum, said to everyone's surprise a sink dating back to the 1920s, including the fixtures, was unearthed during the 2007 summer camp. ...more

June 6, 2008

The last surviving plaintiff in Topeka's Brown v. Board of Education case, which led to the historic 1954 Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregation in public schools, has died at 88. ...more

May 22, 2008

It was a day to relax and admire the culmination of nine months of advancing their education while giving back to a community. ...more

May 10, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - It was a day to relax and admire the culmination of nine months of advancing their education while giving back to a community. On Sunday, May 4, 12 students from the University of South Florida School of Architecture and Community Design got together for a literal open house, holding an informal picnic at the new open-air pavilion and amphitheater at the Temple Terrace Riverfront Preserve. The site is on the east side of the Hillsborough River, north of Temple Terrace Highway. ...more

May 7, 2008

The number of Hispanics in the United States will triple by 2050 and represent nearly 30 percent of the population if current trends continue, according to a report released Monday. ...more

February 12, 2008

A charity race for mayor is pitting two pioneer factions of the community against each other in a good-natured contest in which no one really loses. ...more

February 6, 2008

If you look at the history of the women's movement, it appears to ebb and flow. Intense periods of protests - such as the 1920s, when women won the right to vote - are followed by dormant periods of seeming contentment with the status quo. The 1960s and '70s was a feminist heyday, marked by Betty Freidan, the birth control pill, Roe v. Wade and the drive to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. I was a young woman in my 20s then, living in Philadelphia and, later, Los Angeles, when women earned 49 cents for every man's dollar. I remember the rallies, consciousness-raising sessions and National Organization of Women meetings, selfishly hoping to be the beneficiary of improved job opportunities and equal pay. ...more

January 26, 2008

SEBRING — Downtown Sebring has had three major commercial fires in three months, two of which destroyed buildings from the 1920s. Sebring Fire Chief Brad Batz said the wood structures of many of the city's older buildings can lead to large-scale fires. "The wood itself is not a fire hazard but if it is ignited, the old wood is so dry that it burns really hot and really fast," Batz said. The Jan. 17 fire that destroyed the assembly area of Park Place Truss, located at 454 Park St., is still under investigation. The building may have been the oldest structure in Sebring and was previously used as a lumber yard. ...more

January 23, 2008