Forget the daily schedule of children's activities that runs the gamut from scavenger hunts to a half-day camp program. Forget the kid-friendly facilities that include a game room, dance floor and basketball court. Even forget the chef who tweaks her dishes to make them more palatable for the finicky-eater set (fish fingers, anyone?). ...more

January 11, 2009

Authentic ethnic food rarely, if ever, comes in nice packages. To get the real stuff requires air travel or venturing into restaurants where the menus are indecipherable, the tables wobble and foot traffic has scarred the floors. The food may be authentic, but - and here you imagine Anthony Bourdain noshing on some animal's nasty bits during a jaunt through Asia - it's risky. ...more

August 21, 2008

Bug off, monkey around, morph to music and go gaming this summer as libraries and other local venues try to entertain, educate and erase boredom. ...more

June 17, 2008

Five nights before Halloween - Friday -- will be a full moon. That night, those who dare are invited to participate in a Full Moon Walk from 7 to 9 p.m. at Camp Bayou, 315 S. Tamiami Trail. ...more

October 22, 2007

Owners of Thirsty Marlin Restaurant in downtown Palm Harbor plan to spawn a second eatery, in Safety Harbor. ...more

October 13, 2007