As a South Shore resident and community journalist, I was so pleased to see the large crowd that turned out for the VFW's annual Veterans Day parade. Having covered the event six times since I came to the area, I felt interest had begun to wane in recent years, and that saddened me. ...more

November 25, 2009

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November 17, 2009

Veterans Day festivities will last well into the weekend in South Shore. ...more

November 11, 2009

Just odds and ends this week, folks. There's a hodgepodge of opportunities to help the community and your business. ...more

October 21, 2009

I would like to publicly extend a heartfelt thank you to the following people and organizations for their generosity in remembering my husband, Robert Skorka, on April 19: ...more

May 28, 2009

The commander of Hernando Beach VFW Post 9236 was killed early Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash. ...more

March 13, 2009

The seventh annual Historic Hyde Park Home Tour is today, with some of the proceeds benefiting a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in the neighborhood. ...more

March 7, 2009

Fire that destroyed much of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post on Morrison Avenue might have done more good than harm, members say. Since the October 2007 fire, members of the Capt. Russell P. Harris/Rudy J. Santacruz VFW Post 4321 have focused on rehabilitating the building at 2010 W. Morrison Ave. Costs of construction work alone have exceeded the post's $268,000 settlement with its insurer. ...more

March 4, 2009

On behalf of myself, many friends and members of the following organizations, delivery was made recently of 208 pounds of pull tabs to Sahib Temple in Sarasota, who in turn will give the proceeds to the Shriner's Hospital in Tampa. ...more

March 2, 2009

On behalf of myself and many friends and members of the following organizations, delivery was made recently of 208 pounds of pull tabs to Sahib Temple in Sarasota, who in turn will give the proceeds to the Shriner's Hospital in Tampa. ...more

February 26, 2009