St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School staged an evening of music and art March 5 during the school's annual Celebrate the Arts event. ...more

March 18, 2009

Community volunteers are revving their airboat engines for another day of service, planning to remove abandoned crab traps threatening marine life in Cockroach Bay. ...more

January 22, 2009

Community volunteers are revving their airboat engines for another day of service, planning to remove abandoned crab traps threatening marine life in Cockroach Bay. ...more

January 20, 2009

Early December fishing in the South Shore waters of Tampa Bay has been more productive than in the month of November. It has been unseasonably cold for late fall fishing, and then we got a sudden reprieve of light winds and moderate temperatures. ...more

December 17, 2008

Back in the day, Cheryl Phelps was slapped in the face by an airborne mullet and forced to defend her family's campsite from a troupe of rogue raccoons - and those are two of her fondest childhood memories. ...more

October 8, 2008

Back in the day, Cheryl Phelps was slapped in the face by an airborne mullet and forced to defend her family's campsite from a troupe of rogue raccoons - and those are two of her fondest childhood memories. ...more

October 8, 2008

They don't boil blue crabs in Maryland. Instead, they steam them inside a pot. The recipes usually call for some beer, a little water, a splash of vinegar and some Old Bay seasoning and dry mustard. ...more

August 4, 2008

SEAFOOD BACKFIN BLUE CAFE, 2913 Beach Blvd. S., Gulfport; (727) 343-2583. Be prepared to wait at this funky, friendly cafe that showcases the crab - owner-chef Harold Russell cooks about 150 pounds a week. Good suggestions include the Backfin Blue Jumbo Lump Crab Cake, portobello mushrooms and a macadamia nut-crusted fish dinner. ($) ...more

July 18, 2008

RUSKIN - Gus Muench coaxed a galvanized wire trap out of the Little Manatee, hoping to find a few blue-clawed beauties clattering inside. ...more

July 3, 2008

The wind has finally died down, followed by midsummer temperatures. That makes for tough midday fishing, but if you get out early in the morning or late afternoon, the bite can be pretty good. ...more

June 18, 2008