Christmas will be much brighter for two Apollo Beach families when they open presents selected especially for them by members of the Apollo Beach Woman's Club. ...more

December 30, 2009

'Tis the season when desperate parents are scrambling to find "LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary," others are deciding if their friends are $20 or $40 buddies and co-workers must stomach somebody's strange tuna casserole at the potluck holiday lunch. ...more

December 20, 2009

Plant found itself in an all-too-familiar situation in the final of the Sarasota Holiday Tournament. As in the season-opening Wharton Invitational final, the Panthers were tied after overtime and headed to penalty kicks. ...more

December 20, 2009

The Christmas holiday season - Highlands County residents describe it as magic and amazing and a time for peace and joy, family gatherings, traditions and celebrating the birth of Jesus. ...more

December 20, 2009

This holiday season, I'm putting faith in my fellow man - or counting on a Christmas miracle - that the pony will actually work when we plug it in. It's not really a pony. It's our daughter's Christmas gift, and on the off chance she reads this column (she actually prefers more high-brow material), I've decided to refer to the real gift as a pony so I won't ruin the surprise. ...more

December 16, 2009

There are only 12 more shopping days 'til Christmas and I can't help but wonder if it would be presumptuous of me to expect a gift from my reader? And if it is not, would it be a display of arrogance on my part to perhaps suggest what that gift should be? Or shouldn't be? ...more

December 12, 2009

Penny-pinching gift seekers stormed the stores before dawn on Black Friday, eager to get more bang for their beleaguered bucks. ...more

December 9, 2009

I've always had a tendency to lump poinsettias into a category with other popular Christmas gift plants, such as holiday cacti, amaryllis, paperwhites and orchids. Even if they never bloom again, I tell myself, they're worth the investment, because they're so beautiful and last much longer than cut flowers. ...more

December 6, 2009

Here's an assortment of opinions, ramblings, ravings and rantings as my Christmas gift to you, dear reader. No, no, no need to get me any present in return! ...more

December 5, 2009

This weekend is one of throwbacks for the Bucs. The Bucs are wearing their 1976 throwback jerseys against Green Bay, celebrating the 1979 team and inducting former standout Lee Roy Selmon in Tampa Bay's inaugural Ring of Honor. To those under 30, Selmon is more famous for having great ribs and an expensive toll road than being a Hall of Fame player. ...more

November 8, 2009