The Kumquat Chronicles continue. In my July 23 column, I featured a letter from Elaine Bolack of Lutz, who was requesting a kumquat marmalade recipe. ...more

August 6, 2008

A $40,879 Fit For Life nature trail made its official debut last week at Royal Oak Nursing Center in Dade City with a reception and two ribbon-cutting ceremonies. ...more

June 12, 2008

DADE CITY - Hundreds of people lined a bustling downtown street today to watch the funeral procession of Sgt. Marcus Mathes, killed by a mortar attack in Baghdad on April 28. ...more

May 6, 2008

If you're like us, you never saw a kumquat until you set foot in Pasco County, and you've probably wondered what to do with them besides just puckering up and eating them whole. So we asked the experts at the Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce, which puts on the annual Kumquat Festival taking place Saturday, for recipe suggestions. Then staff photographer Christine DeLessio and I rolled up our sleeves. ...more

January 25, 2008

For many years, Agnes Lamb was the woman behind the scenes here, the one who made things happen. ...more

January 23, 2008

The hometown holiday parade went off without a hitch, but a boy's death during Plant City's Christmas Parade last week provoked a safety discussion among Dade City commissioners Tuesday evening. ...more

December 12, 2007

The Not-In-My-Backyard label carries a negative connotation, mainly that people who live in an area are selfishly opposed to any more development. It's a convenient label to apply, too, when anyone speaks out. ...more

October 14, 2007