PLANT CITY The Plant City Community Choir is gearing up for a performance during the April 17 at the Relay for Life at Plant City High School. Choir director Joe Mendolia is looking for three or four new singers to join the group. ...more

April 6, 2009

If you've ever had a freak accident, the death of gifted actress Natasha Richardson from a fall on a beginner's ski slope this week must have got you thinking. ...more

March 21, 2009

Lee Gordon, who entertained and educated thousands over the last four decades as a music director, died Wednesday after a yearlong fight with cancer. ...more

January 8, 2009

Ioana Bociu tried to remain calm after finding out she had been accorded a great honor for a young woman of the Greek Orthodox faith in Tarpon Springs. "I'm not one to jump up and down, but I was smiling," the 18-year-old Bociu said. "I was jumping up and down inside." Bociu will be the dove bearer at Tarpon Springs' 102nd observance of the Feast of the Epiphany this Tuesday, Jan. 6. ...more

January 2, 2009

I have hesitated too long in writing this article, not because it isn't near to my heart but because the average person has such a hard time dealing with anyone who has a chronic illness. When you discover that you are coming down with the flu, it feels terrible. You work as long as you can with it, but somewhere in its course you just have to give in to it, go to bed and recover. The muscle aches are all-consuming. The fever, chills, fatigue, stomach problems, whatever you experience feels just awful. You just want it to be over, and when it is,you want to get back to your "life" and forget you ever had it. ...more

October 26, 2008

Cole Cothren, a Walden Lake Elementary School first-grader, earned bragging rights this summer when he finished 40th in the 2008 U.S. Kids Golf World Championship, held July 23 through Aug. 3 in Pinehurst, N.C. ...more

September 3, 2008

Melanie Driscoll has only been in town since the end of June, and she won't make the payroll at Brandon High School until teachers officially report to work in August. ...more

July 12, 2008

We do a lot of lip service when it comes to keeping children and teenagers on track. ...more

February 16, 2008

Believe me, teaching usually is no picnic. It can be just a job many days and like any other career, it can be tough to make yourself get up and go to work. Some days you just want to get through the day and go home. But, I can remember when, for me, it was fun. ...more

February 15, 2008

For the past 11 years, the Heritage Arts Center Association's "Moonlight and Ivory" concert and art show fundraiser has treated Pasco County audiences to an elegant evening of fine music, art and gourmet treats. ...more

January 26, 2008