With Black Friday still a week away, the Shops at Wiregrass will kick off holiday shopping this weekend with its "Symphony in Lights" display. The program begins tonight and runs until Dec. 31. Designers have coordinated more than 250,000 LED Christmas lights with recorded holiday music performed by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. ...more

November 22, 2008

Fifty children, all clad in flannel jammies and Christmas hats and slippers, ushered in the holiday season at International Plaza. ...more

November 7, 2008

On Monday, skulls and skeletons competed for shelf space with Santas and Christmas trees at Michaels Arts & Crafts. ...more

October 7, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - If you have a leftover Christmas tree that you don't know what to do with, Pasco County might have an answer. Through Jan. 5, people can drop off Christmas trees at eight county parks. ...more

December 27, 2007

SEBRING — Christmas decorations are going back into boxes, but what happens to that live tree that brought holiday cheer? Residents just have to cart the tree, with the ornaments and tree stand removed, to the curb and solid waste officials will take care of the rest. Richard Gorman, landfill operation manager for Highlands County, said the county residents' Christmas trees are picked up with the yard waste and mixed with dirt and sand to make a ground cover at the Highlands County Landfill. The ground cover, which is spread over the landfill daily, is used for odor control and as a barrier from intrusion by birds and animals. ...more

December 27, 2007

It's said that no two snowflakes are alike and so it was with students in Dellarine Anderson's kindergarten class at Hugo Schmidt Elementary School, who proved that no two Christmas trees are alike either. To see all the artwork from Schmidt, including work by Avery Compas, Carmelo Quinones, Rowan Gould and Hannah Vire, go to Brandon.tbo.com and click on the "Your Photos" tab. ...more

December 26, 2007

Pasco County is offering Christmas tree recycling. Residents should remove all tinsel, metal hooks and decorations from their Christmas trees and drop them off at one of the following locations during normal park operating hours today through Jan. 5. Trees will be chipped, and the mulch will be donated to county parks. ...more

December 26, 2007

On a base near a seemingly mythical place called Babylon, surrounded by flatness and dust and nothing familiar, soldiers are about to celebrate Christmas American-style. ...more

December 24, 2007

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Growing up, it was tradition for Jason Dittman to help his father decorate their house for Christmas. ...more

December 22, 2007

Some of the youngest students at Cypress Creek Elementary School were the stars of the stage Tuesday during a rehearsal of "Dear Santa," a musical performance of holiday songs and letters to Santa. ...more

December 22, 2007