A lot of scurrying around has been going on at the Old Lutz School House to get the facility ready for the Christmas season. ...more

December 9, 2009

A lot of scurrying around has been going on at the Old Lutz School House to get the facility ready for the Christmas season. ...more

December 9, 2009

To get folks in the holiday spirit, members of the Sun City Center Art Club will open an art exhibition, "Red and White All Over," Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. at their newly renovated art gallery. In the spirit of giving, they are also hoping visitors will donate blood during the event. ...more

October 21, 2009

I would like to thank the Heartland Association of Realtors for producing the Relay for Life Cancer Survivor Fashion Show. As this is the first year I volunteered as a model, I was amazed at the number of people and the amount of preparation that went into this event. I also want to thank the hairstylists, lighting-sound-stage crew, Dillards, the Dress Barn, Chateau Elan Four Points and the guests at the event for their participation. Highlands County certainly is not lacking in public support when it comes to making an event successful. ...more

March 14, 2009

I have to admit I was more than a little dismayed at the lack of attendance at the Jan.17 performance of "Don't Drink the Water" performed at the Highlands Little Theatre by local talent. All the people out there griping about nothing to do in the area just don't listen. For the past number of years, I have been giving praise to the actors and actresses at the Highlands Little Theatre, as well as the behind-the-scene people who do so much. The set design does not arrange itself, the costumes do not just jump on the cast, the lines don't just flow out of their mouths, the lighting doesn't just happen, the cast just don't happen to enter, exit and so forth at the right time. It takes hours of work! So it was heartbreaking to see the number of empty seats in the theater as if people just don't care. ...more

January 27, 2009

America Locke is opening her home to public tours Sunday in celebration of the final day of Hanukkah. ...more

December 24, 2008

At various points this season, the Lighting have snatched defeat out of the hands of victory. On Thursday, their fate wound up in the hands of the guys in stripes. ...more

December 19, 2008

So you want to be a roadie for Bruce Springsteen's Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa? ...more

October 16, 2008

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Vinny Prospal will share a daily diary while the team is in Europe, including his native Czech Republic. The team will play a season-opening series in Prague against the New York Rangers on Oct. 4 and 5. ...more

September 28, 2008

Mayor Rick Baker has asked Tampa Bay Rays fans to gather near Tropicana Field tonight for a street party. ...more

September 27, 2008