Miguel Tejada is eager to learn a new position and put his past to rest. ...more

February 23, 2010

Nine-year-old Dayron Fernandez was like a kid with a new toy Monday, skipping from one playground apparatus to the next at Al Lopez Park. Actually, he was a kid with a new toy. ...more

November 11, 2008

Nine-year-old Dayron Fernandez was like a kid with a new toy this morning, skipping from one playground apparatus to the next at Al Lopez Park. Well, actually, he was a kid with a new toy. ...more

November 10, 2008

The kids have been back in school only a few days and already you're secretly loading squirt guns with ice water. There was a time you would've called such an idea cruel. Remember? Now, blasting your slumbering schnookums out of bed sounds, simply, brilliant. ...more

August 20, 2008

I say boo-gen-vee-ya; Penny says bo-gen-vil-lah. And neither of us has budged a syllable on that in the three years we've traded tips on bougainvilleas. ...more

June 26, 2008

So, how long did it take you to open those pesky plastic packages encasing your holiday gifts this year? ...more

January 11, 2008

Sitting under a pavilion with children on his lap, Santa Claus was comfortable and out of the elements while children relayed their wishes. ...more

December 22, 2007

LAKE PLACID — A local winter coat drive to warm the residents of a Lakota Sioux reservation at Wounded Knee, S.D., exceeded the expectations of organizer Betty Luckey and her family. Luckey dreamed of collecting 500 coats. Thanks to overwhelming response, she will be able to present almost 1,000 coats to 500 residents — and just in time for Christmas. The residents are unable to afford winter coats and often bundle up with blankets and wear several shirts. ...more

December 20, 2007

THONOTOSASSA - Sitting under a pavilion with children on his lap, Santa Claus was comfortable and out of the elements while children relayed their wishes. A steady, light drizzle might have dampened the festivities but not the holiday spirit. More than 1,000 guests braved an approaching cold front Dec. 15 to meet and greet Santa, eat a hot dog and play games at the annual Thonotosassa Main Street Holiday Party. ...more

December 19, 2007