With all the pumpkins on sale after Halloween, I stocked up. But now my freezer is full, so I'd like to can the rest. How long do they have to be in the boiling water? How deep does the water need to be? (I have a big pot, but it's not quite as tall as the jars.) What's the best way to mash large quantities of pumpkin? Where can I get a good price on jars? ...more

November 15, 2009

This August, my family and I attended our ninth Joni and Friends Family Retreat. ...more

November 5, 2009

Army Sgt. Samuel Valdez has been missing since he fell overboard in a Feb. 22 training exercise, but he will never be forgotten, friends, family members and fellow soldiers say. ...more

July 20, 2009

We the Pearson family (Bill, Debbie and Erik of the Blue Crab Restaurant) wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to the community of Highlands County and to all of our northern friends for the overwhelming outpour of love, prayers, support and donations. Jason's long recovery has been remarkable and continues to improve daily. ...more

June 1, 2009

This book makes baking European-style breads like brioche and cinnamon buns a breeze. ...more

March 20, 2009

The smoky smell of pulled pork wafted through the air Friday at Firemen's Field as volunteers prepared about 300 meals to be sold for $6 each in support of a former Sebring police dispatcher, stricken with polio who needed a $6,000 Hoyer lift. ...more

March 14, 2009

On the north steps of Polk County's historic courthouse in Bartow, U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam officially announced today that he is running for Florida's commissioner of agriculture. ...more

February 18, 2009

With seven restaurants already open in Hillsborough County, the local franchisee of Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries is expanding his burger empire to Houston and Columbus, Ohio. ...more

January 27, 2009

The new Five Guys Famous Burgers at the Skypoint condominium in downtown Tampa had a big "soft opening" today because it was giving out free food. ...more

January 26, 2009

Lakeland police are looking for the killer of a popular business owner whose body was found at his auto body shop late Monday night. ...more

December 30, 2008