About 120 children, dressed as princesses or knights or riding in elaborate floats, took part March 8 in the annual Florida Strawberry Festival baby parade. ...more

March 18, 2009

PLANT CITY Dozens of children ages 1 through 4 competed Saturday in the annual Florida Strawberry Festival Baby Parade, presented by Plant City Junior Woman's Club and sponsored by Verizon. Winners were crowned in such categories as most beautiful, most personality and others. ...more

March 10, 2009

The academic success of children rides on their love of learning. ...more

December 22, 2008

The academic success of children rides on their love of learning. That is the philosophy of Susan Vega, who recently opened the new Academy of Early Learning in Brooksville. ...more

December 22, 2008

As 4-year-old Trista Layport colored animals with crayons, she had a small problem - on her worksheet it read "brown" underneath the outline of a dog. ...more

September 29, 2008

Children will be able to visit Mr. Abraham's Neighborhood, dig for desert treasures, set a Seder table and wear animal costumes on Noah's Ark - at an interactive exhibit aimed at exposing youngsters to Jewish culture. ...more

July 30, 2008

SEBRING — It's inching toward back-to-school time and not too early to start thinking about preparation for the first day of classes. ...more

July 2, 2008

TAMPA - A 20-year-old Tampa woman was arrested early today and charged with child neglect after police say she left young children alone in her home with the front door wide open. Patricia Nicole Adams, of 8308 North Alaska St., was being held at Orient Road Jail on an $8,000 bond, jail records show. ...more

February 9, 2008

While George Steinbrenner's public appearances have dwindled in the past year, his passion for horse racing remains as strong as ever. ...more

December 30, 2007

At Wee World Preschool, children are encouraged to be creative. Cyndi Keding proudly displays her 4-year-old son's artwork on the refrigerator at her family's home. Almost every day, she has something new to put up. There are finger paintings, crayon creations and holiday-related crafts. ...more

November 17, 2007