Community members are invited to play Santa today at Smokehouse Creek Rodeo, 30232 Darby Road in San Antonio, where the Toys for Tots Family Day will kick off at 2 p.m. ...more

December 6, 2008

A group with ties to the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library Board plans to lobby against an effort to rename New Tampa Regional Library. ...more

December 4, 2008

More than 250 painters, sculptors, photographers and crafters will set up exhibits this weekend for the 29th annual Lutz Arts and Crafts Festival. ...more

December 3, 2008

Nazdar, An estate sale is scheduled 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5 and 6, at The First Baptist Church of Masaryktown located on Roosevelt Avenue and Kollar Street. All proceeds will benefit the youth programs at the church. For more information, call Darlene Hiller at 352-397-3357. ...more

November 30, 2008

A small group of musicians sat in the shade of a recreational vehicle Friday afternoon, picking, grinning, singing and talking as a stream of people entered the Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival at Sertoma Youth Ranch. ...more

November 29, 2008

A small group of musicians sat in the shade of a recreational vehicle this afternoon, picking, grinning, singing and talking as a stream of people entered the Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival at Sertoma Youth Ranch. Beside banjo player Bill Rich was his daughter, Amy, on fiddle, and son, Nathan, on acoustic guitar. Family friend Jim Waldeck joined on a second six-string. Bill and Nathan Rich and Waldeck are from West Palm Beach; Amy Rich lives in Nashville. The ensemble went from one song to the next with the relaxed precision of an experienced quartet. As a stream of people converged on the campground, they sang with gusto: "Well, somebody robbed the Glendale Train ...more

November 28, 2008

Volunteers are putting up decorations for Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park's inaugural Holiday Nights Under the Stars on Dec. 5 and 6. ...more

November 28, 2008

Thanksgiving may still be eight days away, but it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park. ...more

November 19, 2008

Trying to spot a small, hidden duck on every page, 3-year-old Tyson Simpson discovered books can be fun. ...more

November 15, 2008

Boo-Hoo-Hoo Now we have "Daddy" (Chris Kingsley) crying to the newspaper and referring to people who wrote letters against his daughter's letter as "whackos." ...more

November 14, 2008