I inherited some antiques from my mother 10 years ago. Among them is a table, which my wife says is a game table. It is 37 inches wide by 29 inches high. It is in good condition except that a hinge on the folding leaf is broken. ...more

December 20, 2009

For genuinely civilized members of this (as far as we know, still) free nation, few acts of our democratic republic surpass executions for their ability to induce gooseflesh. ...more

February 13, 2009

In the group photo for the program, Celeste Breylinger is one of the six girls in the back row. On Friday night, she was center stage after being picked by the judges as Junior Miss Highlands County. ...more

January 25, 2009

Durant High School junior Somer Harvey has won the Harvest Queen Scholarship Pageant held for the first time at the new home of the Hillsborough County Fair. ...more

January 7, 2009

A once-promising South Carolina season went south real fast. The Gamecocks' 7-3 start in 2008 will be marred by three consecutive lopsided losses to end the season, with the last coming Thursday in a 31-10 setback to Iowa in the Outback Bowl. ...more

January 2, 2009

Jerry's Kids got a boost at a recent fundraising event in Plant City. ...more

October 8, 2008

The outside walls of Miami Jai-Alai are cracked. The paint is chipped and faded. The entrance to the world's largest fronton, once a grand spectrum filled with fans, is empty. A single teller guards the door, charging a $1 fee. ...more

September 8, 2008

Donned in a crown and sash and carrying a bouquet of roses, Shari Beaubien looked more like a pageant queen than a school principal. ...more

June 4, 2008

TAMPA PALMS - Donned in a crown and sash and carrying a bouquet of roses, Shari Beaubien looked more like a pageant queen than a school principal. The Chiles Elementary leader was treated to a surprise assembly Thursday so her students could wish her farewell. Beaubien, who has lead Chiles for the past seven years, is leaving to become the district's supervisor of elementary education. ...more

May 29, 2008

It was easy to overlook, what with all the holiday cheer and football going on, but anyone paying particularly close attention this week when the clock struck midnight and New Year's Day arrived may have noticed that fresh-faced little guy in a diaper and the 2008 sash across his chest was dragging a pitching wedge. ...more

January 3, 2008