How much longer does the city of Avon Park have to put up with the Community Redevelopment Agencies? Tax dollars are decreasing at both the city and county levels, and given that they're the source of funding for the CRA, it is time for them to be disbanded. The CRAs have strayed from their original mission, which was to "remove slum and blight." Now, their main concerns center around Oktoberfest, the Avon Park Christmas parade, a community theater, the Martin Luther King Jr. parade and Fourth of July activities. ...more

January 28, 2010

"Fun in the sun" was the theme for this year's Little Miss Highlands County contest, and that was evident Monday night in the beach balls the 14 contestants walked out carrying and the Beach Boys songs blaring through the PA system. ...more

January 27, 2010

HORSE CENTS Tribune handicapper Michael David picks today's races at Tampa Bay Downs: ...more

January 23, 2010

It was such an eye opener; my son called the other day and his first words were, "Mom, all those Santa Clause's helpers in the malls deserve 10 times the salary they get." When I asked what brought him to that profound decision, he tearfully told me that last week, while working as a police officer in a town nearby, he was approached by his chief, who asked him if he would fill in for the Santa Clause that could not show up for the Christmas parade scheduled for that evening. He had a great time as he waved to all the children on the parade's route. After the parade, he was then asked to sit on Santa's throne and listen to all the children's wishes. That sounded like fun, thinking that he would be hearing all the wishes his own kids have of laptops, cell phones, etc. ...more

December 28, 2009

The Plant City Christmas Parade that was postponed a week due to threatening weather was well worth the wait. ...more

December 23, 2009

I would like to share with the public that I attended the Christmas parade in Brooksville Saturday morning. ...more

December 16, 2009

Good weather and high spirits took center stage at McCall Park on Dec. 3 as Lights of Love illuminated the live 24-foot cedar tree on Drane Street along with the city's seasonal light displays strung from Wheeler Street to the historical depot. ...more

December 16, 2009

Minutes before the Sebring Christmas Parade kicked off Thursday, just enough of a drizzle chilled necks and noses on some of the thousands of people who lined up along the parade route to enjoy the festivities. ...more

December 12, 2009

Participating art galleries and stores will greet guests from 5 to 8 p.m. today in an open-house format during the December Gallery and Downtown Walk in Sebring. ...more

December 11, 2009

It will be "A Christmas to Remember" and organizers of the annual Lake Placid Christmas Parade are hopeful the weather will cooperate this weekend for one of the town's biggest events of the year. ...more

December 9, 2009