Former Mayor George Fee is willing to do whatever it takes to help improve the quality of life for residents of the city he treasures. ...more

June 7, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - Former Mayor George Fee is willing to do whatever it takes to help improve the quality of life for residents of the city he treasures. And like so many others in the community, his good friend Perry Jacobsen knows it. It was almost a given, then, when Jacobsen, a Temple Terrace Rotarian, recently asked Fee to contribute to the club's fundraising efforts to help renovate the rundown Linwood Park at 62nd Street and 113th Avenue. ...more

June 5, 2008

SEBRING – The Sunset Grille has devised a new beach and bar menu in line with the theme "Life Is A Beach Down At The Sunset Grille." "We didn't think we were utilizing it (the beach)," said Robert Gray, one of the owners of the restaurant overlooking Lake Jackson in Sebring. "We have a beach here, and you can pull up in your boat. We will be putting picnic tables on the beach." Food items on the menu that Gray describes as "true beach fare" include peel and eat shrimp, gator tail, fish fingers and catfish nuggets. There are also hot dogs, beach burgers, chicken wings, french fires and onion rings. Gray said the eatery is going to bring in an event coordinator to help plan some events. ...more

May 31, 2008

Valpak employees spent May 14 planting more than 500 plants and trees at Sulphur Springs Elementary School during its Valpak Cares Community Event. ...more

May 28, 2008

If you're in the car this summer and tooling through Flagler Beach, you can't miss digging into the fish Reuben at Snack Jack's. ...more

May 27, 2008

If it's a refreshing breeze right off the Gulf you want, it should be a no-brainer that Hernando Countians head for the recently expanded Bayport Park. ...more

May 20, 2008

Call it a hall monitor's holiday: Cypress Elementary students walked or ran around during a mostly outdoors school day to raise money for an open-air classroom. ...more

May 7, 2008

A few renovations, a dozen picnic tables, some tax-deductible donations and a whole lot of helping hands are what it will take to get the I Am Hope Cafe up and running by March, say members of the Greater Brandon Ecumenical Ministries. ...more

February 4, 2008

When the complaints rolled in about skateboarders tearing up downtown brick pavers with their wheels, city officials got tough. They talked about confiscating the boards of those who skate in off-limits areas. ...more

January 20, 2008

It may not be the fountain of youth, but 86-year-old June Beem Reynolds said the longer and harder she swims, the better she feels. ...more

January 17, 2008