The Michelle Yates Insurance team came from five runs down to squeak past the luckless Central Security team 9-8 on Wednesday during Lake Placid Senior Softball league play at the Lake June ballfields. ...more

March 13, 2009

At some point during a contentious night, Coleman Middle School Principal Michael Hoskinson said, "My job is to look at the opportunity, the good, the bad and the ugly." ...more

January 11, 2009

Martin Fennelly says it's easy to pull for this team, considering it's led by a couple of really good guys. ...more

December 24, 2008

This may be a trifle early, but rather than wind up mouthing platitudes for gratitudes when the family convenes for its traditional turkey feast next week, I'm leaning toward a little proactivity. ...more

November 21, 2008

Last year, they got Victoria Lim, at the time the NewsCenter's multimedia consumer pit bull. Big hit. This year, they invited Steve Jerve, the blond power forward meteorologist for all seasons and platforms; instead, they got a dinosaur, an old-style newspaper columnist. Uh-oh. ...more

September 21, 2008

An intriguing, potentially instructive survey showed up among the usual flotsam in our e-mail inbox the other day. Stashed among the outright scams and subtler attempts to separate us from our money - process rebates at home! radiology school now! turnkey operation nets $300 a day! - that slip past the junk filter was a welcome invitation to comment on the condition of shopping in Tampa. ...more

June 22, 2008

Stephen Colbert, host of his own Comedy Central show, Emmy winner, faux presidential candidate and best-selling author, added to that esteemed collection an award from Princeton University: "The Great Princeton Class of 2008 Understandable Vanity Award." ...more

June 4, 2008

One after the other, the speakers talked about Marlene Duffy Young's actions. They cited the acts of kindness, competence and will - carried out in public and private - almost like a litany. ...more

May 31, 2008

WINTER HAVEN - One after the other, the speakers talked about Marlene Duffy Young's actions. They cited the acts of kindness, competence and will — carried out in public and private — almost like a litany. Young helped create Polk's countywide library system. She paid her ill sister's rent each month. She took in battered women. She established a rape recovery center. She served as Winter Haven's first female mayor. She was president of the Florida Association of Counties. She trained a racehorse. She helped protect the green swamp. She raised three children in a strong marriage. ...more

May 30, 2008

American Stage Theater Company in St. Petersburg is gearing up for its 2008-09 season ...more

February 17, 2008