Even with streamers and balloons hung from the ceiling, special lighting and a DJ playing dreamy dance music, no one would ever mistake the Gulf Trace Elementary School lunchroom for the Stardust Ballroom. But in the eyes of more than 100 little girls, the simple but carefully arranged decorations were enough to transform the space into a palace ballroom for them and their respective Prince Charmings for one night. Last Friday, Jan. 30, Gulf Trace Elementary School's chapter of All Pro Dad held its second annual father-daughter dance. It's an old-fashioned concept resurrected to address a need in modern life for families - particularly fathers - to prioritize what matters most, namely their families. ...more

February 7, 2009

School Superintendent Wayne Alexander has tendered his resignation, citing the need to return to Connecticut to be with his family. ...more

February 5, 2009

Nine years ago, the Alzheimer's Association spearheaded the designation of Feb. 6 as "Florida Alzheimer's Day." This day, approved by the Florida Legislature, is to raise public awareness about the disease and to dedicate this day to persons and families coping with Alzheimer's. ...more

February 5, 2009

The mother of the world's longest-living octuplets is being deluged with offers for book deals, TV shows and other business proposals, but has not decided what she might do other than care for her children, her newly hired spokeswoman said Monday. ...more

February 3, 2009

Hernando County's beleaguered mass transit system, seemingly on life support since the day it debuted due to low ridership numbers, appears to have been spared from death yet again. ...more

January 29, 2009

Football players don't usually find themselves longing for a good, old-fashioned practice, but the Arizona Cardinals definitely had reached that point this morning. ...more

January 28, 2009

Residents showed up in force at Weeki Wachee Springs Tuesday night to query Florida Department of Environmental Protection officials about the future of the state's newest park. ...more

January 22, 2009

Amtrak is suddenly hot, and nowhere is hotter right now than Tampa. Florida's 14.6 percent gain in passenger traffic from October 2007 through September 2008 is almost a third more than the national increase, and the Tampa station is leading the way. The city leads Amtrak's passenger growth in Florida with a whopping 33.5 percent gain in ridership in the last fiscal year. ...more

January 13, 2009

The Hernando school district will be crunching more numbers to balance this year's budget in the coming weeks. ...more

January 13, 2009

Lawmakers' plan would cost PHCC more than $800,000. ...more

January 12, 2009