The Oct. 26 issue of the paper carried a story on the front page about the work Father Michael Cannon of St. James Catholic Church is doing, in Lake Placid, titled "A Sense of Community." ...more

October 30, 2009

Fifth generation Floridian Susan Staton, a certified dance instructor for 15 years, began dancing at age 3. She's been at the Red Rose Inn and Suites for four years, teaching ballroom and Latin dance to all ages, in group and private lessons. Noon Rotary tapped into her talent for the last two years for its annual fundraiser, Dancing with the Locals. She has taught 10 local couples who have never danced before and they will showcase their talents at the 6:30 p.m. Nov. 6 fundraiser at the Red Rose Ballroom. ...more

October 27, 2009

The Bradenton Barber and Beauty Academy will host a Fall Extravaganza Fashion Show from 5 - 8 p. m. Friday, Sept. 25. ...more

September 16, 2009

Girls ages 5 to 17 can sign up for Girl Scouts from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. The annual membership rally will be at the Girl Scout House at Mike Sansone Community Park, 1702 N. Park Road, south of Interstate 4. Light refreshments will be served, and girls may take part in craft-making. ...more

September 6, 2009

Superb performance! Words can't adequately describe the spectacular Fourth of July show that many witnessed at Highlands Little Theatre. ...more

July 11, 2009

Antonio Bryant, $9.88 million, franchise-tagged receiver, is acting like one happy Bucs camper, though I guess this isn't camp and he still says a strange thing or two for someone who just received a $9.23 million raise. ...more

April 2, 2009

More than 50 students showed off their talents that included song, dance and other skills as Durant High School staged its annual Multicultural Show. ...more

March 25, 2009

If the Tampa Bay Rays were going to open the season with their best 25-man squad, David Price would be on the team. But he probably won't be. ...more

March 19, 2009

My father was the kind of guy who just didn't know how to take a day off or a vacation that actually involved total relaxation. If he didn't have a project (or 20) going, he just wasn't happy. ...more

February 18, 2009

Ingram's Pro Karate Center's annual Black Belt Extravaganza entertained a crowd of about 300 people last Saturday evening at River Ridge Middle-High School while allowing students to showcase their talents and be promoted to higher belts. ...more

February 14, 2009