Paradise just got better, said Lino Rosario Gonzalez. Delaney Heights, an elderly and disabled community in Avon Park where Gonzalez has lived for more than three years, will receive long-needed improvements as the recipient of $294,648 in federal stimulus money. The Delaney Heights housing project is part of the Avon Park Housing Authority. ...more

March 31, 2009

Folks from all across the nation have a passion for Southern cooking, a specialty of cookbook author and sweet tea connoisseur Martha Hall Foose. ...more

July 15, 2008

"Everybody Eats Lunch," by Cricket Azima (Glitterati Inc.; $16) ...more

June 11, 2008

Abe Brown has done a lot of things and come a long way in his life. Here are some of the bits of wisdom he has to share. ...more

December 23, 2007

On race relations: "We've come a long way. I don't think we'll ever be perfect because race relations has to do with your spiritual growth." ...more

December 23, 2007