The computer industry has hit upon its Next Big Thing. It is called a phone. Emboldened by Apple's success with its iPhone, many PC makers and chip companies are charging into the mobile-phone business, promising new devices that can pack the horsepower of standard computers into palm-size packages. ...more

March 19, 2009

MEMORABLE MOMENTS Five things to remember from Jon Gruden's tenure: •Coaching Clinic - Gruden owned the 2002 postseason. His clinical game plan in the NFC Championship Game stunned the Eagles and closed down Veterans Stadium. And the Raiders still don't know what hit them in Super Bowl XXXVII. ...more

January 17, 2009

The Westchase Artists Society kicked off its first gallery show recently, as about 60 turned out for the opening of "Art at the Speed of Life." ...more

June 18, 2008

AVON PARK –– For the first four games of the season, the Avon Park girls soccer team's offensive output was downright offensive. A doughnut hole for goals and wins was all that was shown for the effort, as the Red Devil offense lacked the right amount of drive and focus needed to find the net. Enter senior Missy Lander, a defensive specialist who's as physical a defender as anyone in the Heartland. Just before the Nov. 13 game against Hardee, AP head coach Greg Thacker made the move to send Lander to the offensive unit, and the results were immediate. ...more

December 25, 2007