Stuffitts Shoe Savers, moisture and odor-fighting inserts; available at www.stuffitts.com; $24.95 ...more

October 24, 2009

Sweetbay Supermarket celebrated Earth Day by participating in a canvas bag conversion with Macfarlane Park Elementary School. Sweetbay donated 400 canvas fold-away bags in exchange for more than 10,000 plastic bags the school collected between February and May. ...more

May 6, 2009

I just have to say that we need to give a big thanks to the city of Avon Park and all of its employees. The last few days we have had lots of strong winds that have caused lots of debris from trees to fall all over our yards and streets. Today I was in my yard with a wheelbarrow, picking up the mess from my 14 large oak trees and I could see several city trucks driving around to pick up trash in the streets from the previous high winds. Two employees drove by in their truck and took my wheelbarrow of tree debris and dumped in the truck for me. These two employees should be given commendations for taking the extra step in serving this city. I give thanks to the mayor, our great city employees, especially those in our sanitation department. I am proud of you and happy to live in this wonderful city. ...more

April 10, 2009

If you're a fan of high-flying, laugh-in-the-face-of-death, living-on-the-razor's-edge football, then the Arizona Cardinals offense is for you. These guys love to get out there and chuck the ball around. ...more

January 31, 2009

For the five years she has run Frida's Cafe and Bakery on busy Ulmerton Road, Frida Alipour has sold cookies featuring the faces of the presidential candidates. ...more

January 21, 2009

For the five years she's run Frida's Café and Bakery on busy Ulmerton Road, Frida Alipour has sold cookies featuring the faces of the presidential candidates before the election. And, as part of an unofficial poll, her staff keeps track of how many of a particular candidate's cookies sell before Nov. 4. ...more

January 20, 2009

Sports leagues must clean fields. ...more

November 4, 2008

Clean up after use. That has always been part of a written agreement local sports league representatives had to sign before using one of the county parks to play soccer, baseball or some other activity. ...more

November 4, 2008

He was looking at a 30 percent increase in commercial property taxes. ...more

October 4, 2008

Joe Maddon expects the lesson to stick, but he had no interest in dwelling on his benching of B.J. Upton as the center fielder returned to the lineup Thursday. ...more

August 8, 2008