The fabric that serves as the city's foundation has largely been overlooked, according to Rachelle Hostetler. ...more

February 4, 2008

AVON PARK –– Mollie Doctrow grew up as a city brat in California. Nature wasn't part of her family picture. They stayed in hotels and never camped out. But from her first outdoor experience with Girl Scouts at 16, she fell in love with nature and became the family oddball. "Something connected and filled this spot inside me, and the more time spent in nature, the more connected I feel," Doctrow remembered. She received her master's in fine arts from California State University in Northridge with a specialty in printmaking. While teaching at Brevard College, she visited a friend in the Sebring area. Doctrow stayed, created artwork and fell in love with the environment. For the past three years she has been the curator at South Florida Community College's MOFAC (Museum of Florida Art and Culture) which is dedicated to the art and artists of Florida whose work interprets Florida history, heritage and the environment. Doctrow contacts artists and schedules shows and events to showcase their work. In addition, she also teaches computer graphics, drawing, printmaking and design at SFCC. ...more

February 4, 2008

Oh, if preserving all the great symbols of Florida could be as easy as hiring them on as state employees. ...more

January 30, 2008

Taft-Hartley, McCain-Feingold, Reaganomics. ...more

January 15, 2008

SEBRING — When Linda Crowder started the Children's Museum of the Highlands about 17 years ago, she had big plans, but she never knew if they would pan out. Now the museum director has more than exceeded the original dreams, and she is planning to continue upward - literally. The museum, located at 219 N. Ridgewood, has announced plans to build a second floor, doubling its space. The additional 6,000 square feet of space will feature new exhibits, allow current exhibits to expand, provide another classroom for the expansion of the summer Discovery Camp and include additional bathrooms, storage, workrooms and offices. ...more

December 13, 2007

The Civil War re-enactors and politicians past and present who gathered Monday were just a taste of what residents can expect from the new Tampa Bay History Center. ...more

December 4, 2007

University of Florida wide receiver Andre Caldwell received a little extra luck before Saturday's game against Florida Atlantic. ...more

November 18, 2007

An adventure into the Florida wilderness amongst all its amazing wildlife and landscapes can be experienced within the pages of some great literary works. Many books have been written and recognized for their portrayals of Florida's past as a wild frontier and its present state of having unique environments and habitats of many endangered endemic species. The volume of books specializing in the nature of Florida has increased tremendously and I've chosen a variety of them here to open that wild world to all readers seeking a journey into the past and a view of the present. ...more

October 7, 2007

Manatee advocates and Gov. Charlie Crist applauded a decision Wednesday by state wildlife commissioners to delay downgrading the status of the animal from endangered to threatened. ...more

September 13, 2007