In houses throughout the world, one might assume it was the children who spent Friday morning unwrapping gifts left for them under the Christmas tree. ...more

December 26, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY The Florida Institute for Community Studies needs help providing needy children with toys at a Three Kings Day celebration on Jan. 9. ...more

December 23, 2009

When Ed and Claire Mielak retired to Florida 16 years ago, they dedicated their Wednesdays to taking day trips to familiarize themselves with their new home. They traveled all over the state, taking in the sights. ...more

December 23, 2009

During the holidays, many of us spend money on gifts and give generously to charities. What most people don't know is that credit card companies take a big bite out of all those dollars spent. ...more

December 22, 2009

Pasco residents came together Saturday for the Heritage Park Foundation's second Traditions on the Green celebration in Land O' Lakes. ...more

December 16, 2009

These animals once were the pets of someone who either abandoned or could no longer care for them. But they were lucky enough to end up at the steps of the Critter Adoption and Rescue Effort shelter in Ruskin. ...more

December 16, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - About 39 members of the Town 'N Country Garden Circle came together Dec. 2 to help underprivileged children. ...more

December 16, 2009

The holidays are here and HPH Hospice (HPH), formerly known as Hernando-Pasco Hospice, is celebrating its 15th annual Tree of Life holiday event to remember and pay tribute to those we love. In Hernando County, there will be three Trees of Life adorned with lights and ready for ornaments at agency's campus on Cortez Boulevard in Brooksville. All donations support HPH's patient and family care programs. ...more

December 11, 2009

BJ's Wholesale Club recently celebrated a landmark: It has contributed a total of $500,000 for more than 120 scholarships for economically disadvantaged students through the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program, an initiative of the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. ...more

December 9, 2009

The doors at Cynthia Pinckney Ministry's free Thanksgiving feast wouldn't open for more than an hour, but by 10 a.m. there were already 100 people waiting outside the doors at the Boys & Girls Club in Brandon that morning. ...more

December 9, 2009