Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

October 15, 2008

Thousands of motorcyclists are traveling the Florida Keys Overseas Highway to Key West this weekend, helping to refuel an economy hit hard when Hurricane Ike and two other tropical storms brushed by the island chain. ...more

September 21, 2008

Brian Ruddeforth and his wife, Andrea, love all things outdoors, so raising money for animals is just an extension of the life they live. ...more

September 10, 2008

Before Cody Grater fought for his country in the Army, he fought for a skateboard park in Hernando County. ...more

August 3, 2008

SEBRING - At 10:20 a.m., Kate Anson was seated at Steelhorse Enterprises, a company which makes accent lights for motorcycles. She overheard a group talking about the 60,000 people who were supposed to show up the Run for the Heartland. "There's not 60,000 people here," she scoffed. "Maybe 500." Five hundred bikes? "That's generous," she smiled. Don Elwell, who manages Kenilworth Lodge, and Dave Greenslade, executive director of Avon Park Chamber of Commerce, came to the same conclusion. By 10 a.m., 190 bikers had signed up for the poker run, said Pat Alexander, who was taking $10 from each. The cross country course directs motorcycles to Neibert's Fish Camp, Devane Park in Lake Placid, Henscratch Farm and Winery off State Road 66, the Watering Hole, Thunder Chopper Works and back downtown to the Blue Crab. Riders get a playing card at each of the seven stops. The best hand wins a prize. ...more

October 7, 2007

SEBRING — Riders are revving up their motorcycles for this weekend's Run to the Heartland. Lora Todd, marketing director for Run to the Heartland, said she estimates the attendance will be about 60,000 for the three-day event, hosted by Heartland Riders Association. This year the event is the official Southeast Regional Convention for the American Motorcyclist Association, which generates a lot of additional traffic, Todd said. ...more

October 4, 2007