The Sebring Tourist Club was organized in 1927 and owned by the City of Sebring. On March 4, 1997, the name was changed to the Sebring Recreation Club, Inc. Annual regular membership dues are $25, which runs from November through October. Numerous activities occur at the club year-round, however, the Recreation Club will host four state, four county and six Central Florida District Shuffleboard Tournaments this year. The largest and most historic tournament is the Orange Blossom Classic, which is always held the first week in January of each year. ...more

December 15, 2009

Pinellas County's Tourist Development Council next week will consider a $25.67 million budget for 2010, down from $27.12 million this year, as the unsettled economy reduces tax dollars collected from overnight visitors. ...more

May 4, 2009

Fifty-four-year-old Katherine Maloney, out of work since May and fresh from a trip to the pawnshop last night to get cash to feed her dogs, took her plight to the street this morning. At the break of dawn, she stood at the corner of Humphrey Street and North Dale Mabry Highway and handed out 100 resumes. Her face-to-face style may have paid off. About an hour after she started, she had gotten three bites. ...more

October 7, 2008

The organizers behind Springtime on the Mall, Avon Park's Christmas parade, the 4th of July festivities and other public events will have to dig much deeper into their pockets to keep the events running. ...more

August 25, 2008

Plant City's Fourth of July parade has always brought in a crowd. Friday, Tampa driver Matt Haynes will use it to reach a new audience and some potential sponsors for his racing career. ...more

July 3, 2008

Several Hernando Christian Academy senior basketball players came to athletic director Mike Drummond with an idea. ...more

December 27, 2007