The staff at Quail Hollow Elementary decided two years ago that an extra effort was needed to do something about the fifth-graders' low scores on the FCAT science exam. ...more

March 1, 2009

We recently received an invitation for dinner from two good friends, Dave and his wife, the lovely Jennifer, aka JB. Dave is known around the Tampa circuit for his former blog EatingTampa.com (now RecreatingTampa.com, where he covers everything from "Greening Tampa" to "Reading Tampa"). ...more

July 2, 2008

SEBRING — Although he feared otherwise, Heartland Idol host Don Elwell will remain in Highlands County. The former hotel manager at Kenilworth Lodge will now work at Alan Jay Nissan as business/finance manager. Elwell said he wrote his job "out of the Kenilworth budget" and although he actively considered a move to several other Florida counties, he is glad to live in Highlands County and still work in the "people business." ...more

May 23, 2008

If the MP3 was a shot across the music industry's bow, Radiohead's "In Rainbows" may have been the torpedo that sank the ship. ...more

May 5, 2008

If the MP3 was a shot across the music industry's bow, Radiohead's "In Rainbows" may have been the torpedo that sank the ship. ...more

May 5, 2008

For millions of people in the developing world, Tata Motors' new $2,500 four-door subcompact - the world's cheapest car - may yield a transportation revolution with as great an impact as Henry Ford's Model T, which rolled off an assembly line a century ago. ...more

January 11, 2008