It's Sunday - Father's Day - and here I am sitting in front of my new 50-inch Bluetooth High Definition TV the Frau surprised me with this morning, getting ready to watch Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the final pairing for the U.S. Open. ...more

June 15, 2008

THREE TIMES AN HERB POT Sure, you can grow your culinary herbs in the garden, but it's a plus if you have a few in the kitchen, too, for easy access. The Sagaform Stoneware Triple Herb Pot helps keep bunches of herbs fresh longer. Clean lines make it a nice addition aesthetically, but the design is smart, too. It's easy to fill with water, and cleanup is a breeze (you can even stick it in the dishwasher). $40 at the Sur La Table store in Sarasota and online at www.surla ...more

May 27, 2008

June 7 is the deadline for women's softball teams to register for a tournament celebrating Juneteenth ...more

May 23, 2008

SEBRING — For five years, Norman Kelley served in the U.S. Army, receiving numerous awards for his efforts in rebuilding the military branch that was decimated during the Vietnam War. ...more

February 21, 2008

Four people came to the assistance of a Sears employee who was crushed by a machine while working Tuesday afternoon at the store in the Coastal Way Plaza on Cortez Boulevard. ...more

February 14, 2008

Malls •Prime Outlets at Ellenton Today - 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Christmas - Closed ...more

December 24, 2007

For 42 years, Cosme "Cookie" Herrera has been in the jewelry business. ...more

December 19, 2007

NASCAR is looking for another series title sponsor after Sears' decision to end its title sponsorship of the Truck Series after the 2009 season. ...more

December 6, 2007

Just after sunrise the day after Thanksgiving at Westfield Brandon mall, Leah Ciccone burst out of Sears into the parking lot, looked to the sky and shouted, "Oh my God, it's daylight!" ...more

December 1, 2007

Three years ago we chose to call this column Boomers & Beyond. We've had fun discussing what so-called experts say about American generations. Among the interesting things we've learned is the fact experts don't always agree on their assessments of the generations or the timetables in which they fall. For instance, some say the Baby Boomer Generation consists of people born from 1946-1964. Others call it the Boom Generation and classify it as those born 1943-1960. What we dub as "beyonds" in this column would actually be Americans belonging to two specific generations. One is the GI Generation that Tom Brokaw calls the Greatest Generation. They were born from 1901-1924. The other is the Silent Generation. It's made up of individuals born 1925-1942 (or 1925-1945,) depending on the expert or the source of books and articles one may read. ...more

November 30, 2007