Have you dreamed of being a festival queen or other member of festival royalty? If so, signups are coming soon for both the Florida Strawberry Festival's pageants. ...more

October 23, 2009

Almost 1,000 people nearly filled Tomlin Middle School auditorium to cheer on the contestants in the 2009 Florida Strawberry Festival Junior Royalty Pageant. ...more

January 21, 2009

PLANT CITY Four girls were crowned in their respective age categories Saturday at the Florida Strawberry Festival's annual Junior Royalty pageant. ...more

January 13, 2009

PLANT CITY Two Florida Strawberry Festival pageants will take place next month. The Junior Royalty pageant will be at 6 p.m. Jan. 10 in the Tomlin Middle School auditorium, 501 N. Woodrow Wilson St. The festival queen's pageant is 6 p.m. Jan. 17, also in the Tomlin auditorium. ...more

December 30, 2008

PLANT CITY The path to Florida Strawberry Festival queen sometimes begins with the Junior Royalty pageant. Girls 5 to 15 as of Jan. 1 who are interested in competing in next year's contest need to be at the festival's expo building Nov. 17 for a mandatory meeting, when applications will be distributed. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and close at 7. No one will be allowed to enter the building before 6:30 or after 7. ...more

November 8, 2008

If ads for popular beauty products leave you skeptical, relax. Our 4you Beauty Board's veteran testers are ready to try the latest and greatest when it comes to all things beauty. We'll share what worked and what bombed with the hope of making your life a little easier. This week: Anti-frizz serums. Will these creams make whoop or make our hair droop? ...more

September 13, 2008

Alternating between bittersweet laments over the loss of husbands, youth and motherhood and rousing bawdy tunes that proclaim there's still sex, life and adventure after age 50, "Hats! The Musical" makes for a good ladies' night out. ...more

January 30, 2008

The Florida Strawberry Festival's pageant season is under way. Members of the Junior Royalty were crowned Jan. 12, including baroness, duchess, princess and queen, in front of a crowd at Tomlin Middle School. ...more

January 23, 2008

PLANT CITY - The Florida Strawberry Festival's pageant season is under way. Members of the Junior Royalty were crowned Jan. 12, including baroness, duchess, princess and queen, in front of a crowd at Tomlin Middle School. ...more

January 21, 2008

A British teacher jailed for letting her students name a teddy bear Muhammad as part of writing project headed home Monday after being pardoned, ending a case that set off an international outcry and angered many moderate Muslims. ...more

December 4, 2007