Contributors at the Friends of Scouting dinner proved to be more loyal than thrifty as the event collected more than $38,000 to benefit Boy Scout troops in the Plant City area. ...more

March 4, 2009

Eight men sleep in the dark, share two bathrooms and have to watch television and eat supper in cramped spaces. ...more

February 13, 2009

Everything was bigger this year. There were more volunteers, more food and more deliveries. ...more

November 28, 2008

The owners of the Brook House had to convert a former sandwich shop into a full-fledged ethnic restaurant. ...more

November 17, 2008

Encouragement and praise brought a smile to Park Elementary School's third-graders recently, courtesy of South Florida Community College's Student Government Association. ...more

October 28, 2008

Every day for almost two years, Annie Horne could not help but notice the rundown, vacant condominium complex that flanked the Melech Hospice House in Temple Terrace where she is employed. ...more

September 10, 2008

Surrounded by dozens of amusement possibilities in the Olympic village — pool tables, tennis and basketball courts, swimming pool, leisure center — Polish race walker Rafal Augustyn chose a different way to kill time waiting for his big day: Chinese lessons. ...more

August 5, 2008

There are few things I dislike more than moving. ...more

January 3, 2008

Who remembers the suicide fountain drink? You know, the one where you moved down the line, mixing a little blast of each delicious carbonated beverage, minus the yucky diet ones, into a big cup. ...more

December 6, 2007

SEBRING — All you had to do on Thanksgiving Eve was head down U.S. 27 and pass by local bars to see that it's one of the busiest nights of the year for partygoers. Recent statistics provided by restaurant and bar associations say that most drinking establishments can expect a 25 to 50 percent increase over a typical Wednesday night. At Duffers Sports Grille, 6940 U.S. 27, vehicles were parked on the side of the highway and parking attendants were brought in to guide drivers. "It's the biggest night of the year we have," said Duffers manager Dianne Rose. "Our workers probably won't get home until 5 a.m." ...more

November 24, 2007