So there we were, properly duded up in orange and blue and crammed together with 90,000 or so of our closest friends, ready for the victim du jour, in this instance the Arkansas Razorbacks. ...more

October 21, 2009

Today ON TOP OF SPAGHETTI: An all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner will be from 4 to 6 p.m. at Griffin Park Community Club, 9100 Flint St. (near State Road 52), New Port Richey. Cost is $4.50. For information, call (727) 862-6756. ...more

December 19, 2008

About two dozen volunteers carved out about three hours of their Saturday morning to do something that, to Barbara Newlin, seems so simple and yet has such far-reaching impact. ...more

November 17, 2008

Who's The Real Enemy? In a war, we need to know the enemy. And to my understanding, we did not know the enemy during this past election. With those of color, I rejoice that a person of color got elected. However, I cannot go with his desire for abortions, here and around the world, at the expense of our tax dollars. ...more

November 16, 2008

We were blessed with a beautiful morning in Lake Placid. We held our annual 9-11 remembrance program on Sunday, Sept. 7. The turnout was good, not as great as we would like it to be, but we had a very appreciative audience. ...more

September 13, 2008

Few bands ever got as much grief for their hometown as did Candlebox. The Seattle quartet released its eponymous debut album in 1993, scoring hits with "You" and "Far Behind." The album sold millions of copies, but Candlebox was dismissed as coattail-riders, having come to prominence following the breakthroughs of such hometown heroes as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden a few years prior. ...more

August 14, 2008

LAKE PLACID – Developer Greg Arnone has one project on hold but is moving ahead with another development on Lake Sirena in Lake Placid. Arnone said ground will be broken on The Shore Club on Lake Sirena, a gated family community to be built on 71 acres of land next to Lake Placid High School, in three to four months. A couple of model homes should be constructed by Thanksgiving. The Shore Club will include 166 cottage and 40 lakeside single-family homes, of which 19 are directly on the lake. ...more

February 10, 2008