It's the ultimate trick-or-treating treasure, that one house on the block that offers the coolest candy and surprises galore. ...more

October 31, 2009

Organized youth sports can be great for kids, since it teaches them sportsmanship, discipline and the importance of staying in shape. ...more

September 19, 2009

Walt Disney is going 3-D on a lot of future films — and some from its past. ...more

March 31, 2009

The Blue Martini will soon transform from chic nightclub to hip playground for parents with young children. ...more

February 5, 2009

Blowing a whistle, former Gator defensive end Thaddeus Bullard bellowed today at the interference surrounding hundreds of youth football hopefuls. ...more

January 10, 2009

At 17, Emily Fredrickson has found her passion. She appears barely able to contain her enthusiasm when discussing her trombone playing. "I love it," she says. "I can't imagine doing anything else." ...more

November 29, 2008

t was a balmy evening in Acapulco, and up and down the town's main drag, the college party crowd was again on its nightly pub crawl, belting out one too many Jimmy Buffett tunes and guzzling a few too many Coronas. Nearby, the famous La Quebrada cliff divers had finished the evening's last show, sending moms and dads to Planet Hollywood to keep their antsy kids distracted, as two hulking cruise ships sat towering on the waterfront. ...more

August 17, 2008

AVON PARK — Maybe the fish won't think so, but there's something life affirming about watching moms and dads teaching their children how to bait a hook, cast a rod, watch a bobber and reel in a catch. And that's what happened Saturday at the Avon Park Air Force Range, in the wilds of northeast Highlands County. ...more

June 7, 2008

President Bush rejected proposed Democratic changes to his prized AIDS relief program, issuing a challenge Sunday to Congress to "stop the squabbling" and renew it as is. ...more

February 18, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Although the Tooth Fairy hasn't yet visited 6-year-old Ramon Castellano of Lake Placid, he was one of the first patients at the new Children's Dental Care of Highlands. The new 1,200-square-foot dental clinic where Ramon received care is located at the Lake Placid Health Department building, at 106 Main Ave. Any of the county's 15,000 children who are uninsured and Medicaid-eligible pay based on a sliding scale, which starts at no charge, said Dr. Paula Thaqi, director of the Highlands County Health Department. ...more

February 9, 2008