The Ladies of Soul donned work clothes to help local seniors at Acorn Trace Apartments on North Nebraska Avenue on Oct. 24. ...more

November 11, 2009

Students from the University of Tampa donned work clothes to help local elders Aug. 28. With the coordination of Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay, 17 student volunteers headed to Jewish Towers on West De Leon Street. ...more

September 16, 2009

The drone of commercial vacuums drowned out the twittering songbirds in the oak trees as bands of Girl Scouts converged on Camp Dorothy Thomas to give it a good dusting. ...more

January 28, 2009

Mornings and evenings, Allie, my retired racing greyhound, and I walk. It's a nice little neighborhood. The oaks are big enough now to shade the sidewalks and attract cadres of squirrels. Kids weave around the quiet streets on bikes and skateboards. Families like to picnic on the weekends in the park where the little ones can swing, and the older ones can play ball on the nearby diamond. ...more

September 14, 2008

John Mennell finally found the serenity he was looking for, working on the Florida National Scenic Trail. ...more

February 23, 2008

A Hess gas station clerk who sold a case of Budweiser beer to a teenager who crashed a car within hours, killing himself and a passenger, is responsible for the death of the passenger, according to a lawsuit against the global energy company. ...more

January 9, 2008

Sammie Argintar, a trusted Ybor City merchant who followed his father into the menswear business, died Thursday. ...more

October 12, 2007

AVON PARK — Because of the way Florida statutes were written, where the line between lewd molestation ends and child cruelty begins may surprise some people. A 17-year-old girl reported Wednesday that she was inappropriately touched by her friend's father on Oct. 3, in the afternoon after an overnight visit. Her mother said she was outraged Friday to learn the suspect was being charged with child cruelty rather than some form of molestation. The mother and victim's name have been left out to protect the alleged victim. Stephen Lance Walker, 56, of Avon Park, was released on $5,000 bail Thursday after he was booked into the Highlands County Jail on Oct. 3 and charged with cruelty toward a child - abuse without great harm. ...more

October 7, 2007