We are the Sebring Blue Streaks. When I heard that the football team came out in black jerseys I was upset. Who approved this? Did the school board? Did the high school? Did the coaches? I'm sorry but this is an outrage. This just isn't about the football team, it's about all the teams and the band changing to black. We look like a big bruise on the field. What is wrong with our school's true colors? Who has the authority to change them? They have been this for as long as I can remember. Now with the band we are ruining the legacy that Mr. Gustat started and that his son continued. No one can tell me why we can't have blue pants. I would not even mind what shade of blue. I have talked to several of the students and they want blue, so why can't they have the blue and white? ...more

November 24, 2009

Singer-songwriter Buddy Miller leads all nominees for the eighth annual Americana Music Association awards. He got five nominations, including artist of the year and instrumentalist of the year. ...more

May 21, 2009

I am sending a thank you to those who helped with the Chalk Contest that was held at the Highlands Art League on May 2, to award a scholarship to the Kids Kamp. Anne Watson was the glue that held it together when I had to go out of town and Linda Schneider, my co-worker became ill. Pamela Jay Paralikis, Mary Boutellier and Jan Augenstein jumped in to help make it a success for the children. Thank you ladies for your genuine enthusiasm in promoting art for our children. I would also like to thank Tom Short, Jr. manager of Michaels for the generous donation of chalk to make our event happen; the News Sun for sending a photographer to cover the even and make it special for those participating. ...more

May 9, 2009

Chalk is the medium; the sidewalk is their canvas. More than 20 artists are creating temporary masterpieces at Old Hyde Park Village's Chalk Walk Festival through Sunday. ...more

March 21, 2009

Chalk is the medium, the sidewalk is their canvas. ...more

March 20, 2009

The Tanglewood Pickleball Club signed up its 100th member last week, an impressive figure considering its enrollment less than two years ago. ...more

March 11, 2009

Coaching has been broken down to a science of sorts. ...more

February 20, 2009

The Children's Board of Hillsborough County recently unveiled a mural called "Our Community - Our History." ...more

December 10, 2008

Chalk tap, tap, tapped on the board as Wendy Hou scrawled circles, angles and numbers in a search for the right equation. ...more

February 17, 2008

When Madison Middle School data processor Carol Sims decided she wanted a Thomas Kinkade painting replicated in chalk on her office blackboard, advanced art student Christen Rosario was drawn to the task. ...more

January 16, 2008