Arts in Motion will present a $35,000 production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" from Friday through Sunday at the Center for the Arts at Wesley Chapel. Featuring 80 cast members, this full-scale musical production features a full orchestra, lighting and sound effects, and handmade sets and costumes, including a carriage with a top once used in a Walt Disney World parade. ...more

November 5, 2009

Local strip clubs are at work building a national stage for Super Bowl fans who will be arriving soon to test the Bay area's risque reputation. ...more

January 16, 2009

Local strip clubs are making big-time preparations for Super Bowl fans to test the community's reputation as the lap dance capital of the world. ...more

January 15, 2009

Florida's climate leaves no question about why schools would like covers over their playgrounds. ...more

October 8, 2008

Florida's climate leaves no question about why schools would like covers over their playgrounds. ...more

October 8, 2008

It's that time of the year. Those tired of Highlands County's summer doldrums should get their planning calendars out. Longtime residents will attest that from October to April, the roads are not the only things that get busy. Bands rev up for their acts; crafts and art shows offer back-to-back fares for Christmas shopping; dance clubs get moving, and residents get something to do. This year, there will be some big and small changes in the events schedule. A longtime November arts and crafts festival has been replaced by a smaller one in March. The Highlands Art League, which sponsors this festival, has refocused its efforts with brand new art events for the community. The Sebring downtown Gallery Walk has been discontinued for now and may restart later in the season. The Sebring Carousel of Lights will be more amped up. At least one new Halloween spook-out awaits the young and the young-at-heart. A community "paint out" has been planned for next year, and a new dance club is in town. Here's a list of what to expect new this season: ...more

September 27, 2008

Highlands Little Theatre has done it once more, put on a production to rave about. The night of entertainment we enjoyed Saturday night as we tried to figure out "who done it" in their production of Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None" was nothing short of amazing. ...more

November 7, 2007

Tarpon Springs officials will seek state grants to build a concert pavilion on Sunset Beach. ...more

October 27, 2007