Anzia Kubicek Arsenault, a pioneer of dance in Tampa and artistic director of the Tampa Ballet from 1964 to 1984, died Sunday. ...more

March 12, 2009

Anzia Kubicek Arsenault, a pioneer of dance in Tampa and former artistic director of the Tampa Ballet between 1964 and 1984, died Sunday. ...more

March 11, 2009

The Florida Strawberry Festival ended its 11-day run Sunday with attendance totaling about 500,000, according to a preliminary count. ...more

March 11, 2009

In the first two meetings this season, River Ridge defeated Land O' Lakes 2-0 each time. But in those two games, Land O' Lakes coach Vicky King said, the Royal Knights dominated play. ...more

January 24, 2009

PORT RICHEY -- Go to any decent sized mall and you can expect to be able to buy certain things: clothing, greeting cards, home furnishings, cell phones, jewelry, lotions, notions and various bric-a-brac. At Gulf View Square, shoppers can purchase something not found at most shopping centers, a chance to defy gravity as the payload in a human slingshot. ...more

August 1, 2008

ENGLEWOOD - One of Nathan Lee's biggest fears is that his sons will grow up with no real memories of their mother, so every evening he has 2-year-old Noah kiss her good night. ...more

February 7, 2008

When I was a kid we played outside all day. And in summer, all the kids in the neighborhood, (usually at least ten or twelve kids, ages five to fifteen) would gather every evening after supper to play Kick-the-Can. First we'd draw straws from somebody's broom. The kid who drew the shortest straw was "it" and the kid with the longest straw got to kick the can. Any old empty tin can would do. It would be placed in a central location then kicked as far as possible. The moment the kicker's shoe hit that can, all the kids would scatter and hide. The one who was "it" had to chase the can and bring it back to the home base, then cover his/her eyes and start to count. When the counter reached 100, he or she would give a shout, "Here I come!" and strike out to search for those hiding. Usually it was easy to find the young ones, but often the searcher would make the game more fun by pretending not to see them. Older kids could get pretty creative about finding hiding places, and when the searcher was looking elsewhere, they'd move from one hiding place to another, so the searcher would have to check and recheck each potential hiding place. ...more

December 2, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Every guest of honor Thursday at the Better Living Community Center was born prior to the end of World War I in 1918. About 20 partiers in this exclusive club were all at least 90 years old. The annual Happy and Healthy 90s Club started seven years ago when Dr. Antonio Roa invited his oldest patients to a party. "People are always having parties for the young ones, but nobody gives appreciation to or recognizes our older ones," Roa said. The event was sponsored by Florida Home Health and featured music from a time before the invention of Velcro, Ziplock bags and DVD players. ...more

November 17, 2007