Luxury spas attract visitors interested in improving their health and well-being. But although it's time away from the real world, it's also a really good way to see what changes can and should be made at home to improve body, mind and spirit. ...more

March 14, 2009

At the end of January, it will be a year since I moved from the sparkling metropolis of Sarasota to the rural community of Ruskin. I must admit, the decision was difficult for this mostly big-city gal. I assure you, the changes took some getting used to. ...more

January 14, 2009

The tiny town of Cranfills Gap really needs a vacation. ...more

December 8, 2008

Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton came to this tiny town on Friday for their first public appearance after a bitter primary fight. Less certain was whether Unity would come to them. ...more

June 28, 2008

WEEKI WACHEE - Things are going swimmingly in Weeki Wachee Springs. ...more

February 18, 2008

WEEKI WACHEE - A years-long dispute between the company that runs the famous mermaid attraction and a water management district that owns the property is officially put to rest Monday. ...more

February 18, 2008

About 50 white separatists protested the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday Monday in this tiny town, which was thrust into the spotlight months ago by 20,000 demonstrators who claimed prosecutors discriminated against blacks. ...more

January 22, 2008

Fifty years ago this fall, in the tiny town of Apalachin, near Binghamton, N.Y., Americans were unexpected guests at the coming-out party for organized crime. American popular culture has never been the same since then. Neither has the psyche of Italian-Americans. ...more

October 12, 2007