Although I walk regularly, I don't do any other form of exercise. I do clean the house, garage and lanai; trim small palms; wash the car; cook meals; do the laundry; tend my garden; help friends with a few chores; and run errands. Shouldn't that be enough to keep me limber? Evidently not! As one senior friend put it, "When I drop something on the floor, I need to plan how I'm going to pick it up." Boy, does he have a point! ...more

November 4, 2009

The Haunted Trail on Golddust Road will disappear whence it came after Saturday night, but those with a taste for ghoulish entertainment can still enjoy a guided tour through its dark and mysterious woods and put an end to a witch's terror. ...more

October 30, 2009

The Haunted Trail that exists only a few days a year that is known to provide thrills and chills has reappeared on Golddust Road with a vengeance. ...more

October 24, 2009

Leaf blowers are effective at moving dry leaves and other debris, but they're noisy and generate polluting gases - unless they're electric and the electricity comes from a nuclear, wind or hydroelectric power plant. ...more

March 22, 2009

Steve Maxwell didn't really understand much about the equipment that he was buying back in 1968, but it became the machinery for Maxwell Groves, which is the last registered packing house in Highlands County. ...more

March 13, 2009

Two Tampa residents used a tire iron Monday night to attack a person, Hillsborough County deputies say. About 11:37 p.m. Monday, Angela Frusciente and another person were walking together near 142nd Avenue and 12th Street. ...more

December 9, 2008

The mother of a quadriplegic man discovered her elderly husband performing oral sex on her disabled son Wednesday afternoon, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 4, 2008

Linda Hayward, a tax reform activist, made no secret she wanted the three incumbent county commissioners voted off the board in the November election. ...more

November 19, 2008

After opening its preseason and regular season with 12 straight game victories and a perfect match record, the Sebring volleyball team has recently found out what it's like on the other end of the broom. ...more

September 13, 2008

MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Powell JV's broom Fox Chapel while the varsity comes within three points of collecting its first win and a titanic upset. ...more

September 12, 2008