Construction continues on Anytime Fitness - a 24-hour gym that's expected to open in mid- to late-September. ...more

August 6, 2008

It has been typical summer fare for South Shore anglers the past few weeks. The afternoon outgoing tides have been better than the morning rise, but not much. Thunderstorms have threatened almost daily. ...more

July 15, 2008

DUNEDIN -- The city has changed the name of its Leisure Services Department. It will be known as the Parks and Recreation Department. ...more

June 27, 2008

Construction crews are ahead of schedule as they work to relieve frustrating congestion along Causeway Boulevard between U.S. 301 and U.S. 41. ...more

May 24, 2008

People are counting on Romona Sutton. And Sutton is counting on assistance to help her agency thrive. ...more

December 26, 2007

Three days before what was supposed to be the first game of his last season, Florida State's Joslin Shaw received word he would not be making the trip to Clemson for the Labor Day game on ESPN. ...more

December 22, 2007

AVON PARK — The city's search for a new police chief could be put on hold if City Manager C.B. Shirey becomes the Avon Park Executive Airport's manager next month. Shirey said that the council would instead try to find his replacement before they fill the vacant police chief position. He had no estimate on how long this could take, saying it depends on how quickly the city begins advertising the open position. The Avon Park Police Department has had its police chief position vacant since late September, when then-Police Chief Frank Mercurio was forced to resign. Since then, Shirey received 60 applications for the position. APPD Cmdr. Michael Rowan, who has assumed Mercurio's old duties while the city was searching for a new chief, said he did not expect this delay to have any further impact on the department. ...more

December 21, 2007

Rep. Julia Carson, who rose from a childhood of poverty and segregation to become the first black and first woman to represent Indianapolis in Congress, died Saturday. She was 69. ...more

December 16, 2007

The relevance of the nation's symphony orchestras is a topic of much debate in arts communities, and one such discussion took place Friday in the offices of The Florida Orchestra. ...more

December 8, 2007

While awake in our bed a few mornings ago, for some unexplainable reason my thoughts drifted back to a Thanksgiving when I was a scrawny, knobby-kneed lad of 6 and a first-grader at St. Monica Elementary School in Berwyn, Pa. ...more

November 21, 2007