Our recession is tough, but imagine an America where the jobless rate was 25 percent instead of 10 percent, where the blue-plate special was 25 cents and many people still couldn't afford it, where there were no unemployment checks or food stamps, where farmers couldn't afford to feed their cattle. ...more

November 8, 2009

Jamie Wilson, who is 8 years old, said she chose the Russian team "cuz it's big." ...more

April 5, 2009

Civic leaders join officials from the Salvador Dali Museum to break ground on a new home for the surrealist painter's works on the waterfront just south of Mahaffey Theatre. ...more

December 12, 2008

When city officials broke ground on the Tampa Museum of Art project in April, missing from the blueprints was a laundry list of amenities they couldn't afford. ...more

November 20, 2008

When city officials broke ground on the Tampa Museum of Art project in April, missing from the blueprints was a laundry list of amenities they couldn't afford. But many of those items are coming back to the scaled-down project, thanks to millions of dollars in private sector donations raised by the museum in the past several months. ...more

November 19, 2008

Lois Latimer enjoyed history and teaching children so it made sense she would volunteer as a docent at Cracker Country, the historical village at the Florida State Fairgrounds. ...more

June 13, 2008

Roger Clemens' jersey was tossed from the Yogi Berra Museum. ...more

February 17, 2008

Eeek! Imagine a rodent that weighed a ton and was as big as a bull. Uruguayan scientists say they have uncovered fossil evidence of the biggest species of rodent ever found, one that scurried across wooded areas of South America about 4 million years ago, when the continent was not connected to North America. ...more

January 17, 2008

In a place where there's few things for children to do, the Children's Museum of the Highlands is special. But the museum is more than just easily accessible to county residents. It's fun, it's educational and it's affordable. Those who've got children in the family have had to have made at least one trip to the museum, and many leave its doors with children who'd rather camp at the museum for life. This popular destination now wants to be bigger and better and needs the community's help to expand. Museum director Linda Crowder, who unveiled plans Wednesday, said the museum is seeking to build a second floor, which will double its space. ...more

December 14, 2007

SEBRING — When Linda Crowder started the Children's Museum of the Highlands about 17 years ago, she had big plans, but she never knew if they would pan out. Now the museum director has more than exceeded the original dreams, and she is planning to continue upward - literally. The museum, located at 219 N. Ridgewood, has announced plans to build a second floor, doubling its space. The additional 6,000 square feet of space will feature new exhibits, allow current exhibits to expand, provide another classroom for the expansion of the summer Discovery Camp and include additional bathrooms, storage, workrooms and offices. ...more

December 13, 2007