A local group of young professionals has created an award in honor of a community leader killed in a car crash last week. ...more

June 2, 2009

Dave Smith - "The Man in Back" - who was scheduled to appear at the Mother's Day celebration tonight, May 9, at the Shops of Longleaf has canceled his appearance at 7:30 p.m. due to illness. Smith has played tributes to Johnny Cash's music for more than 40 years. ...more

May 9, 2009

In order to make the world a better place, one local group is focusing its efforts on the people its members think can make the most difference - mothers. ...more

March 20, 2009

mothers. ...more

March 11, 2009

"How old are you?" fires Nancy Nolan Huhta at the handsome, blond gentleman seated across from her. ...more

February 14, 2009

In an era where everything seems to happen online, a local group of singles looking for love the old-fashioned way. ...more

February 13, 2009

The week before Christmas, after more than six years of homelessness, I moved into a city-owned senior housing apartment in Rancho Mirage, Calif., near Palm Springs. I had been on the waiting list there for several years. ...more

January 31, 2009

When Stacy and Harry Walsh found out their son Gavin had a form of autism called Asberger's Syndrome, it was the beginning of a journey up a steep learning curve. ...more

January 14, 2009

Just 10 days and a world crisis ago, Tuesday night's gathering of the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation was supposed to highlight a small, informal discussion of Israeli security issues by intelligence expert John Loftus. ...more

January 7, 2009

Just 10 days and a world crisis ago, tonight's gathering of the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation was supposed to highlight a small, informal discussion of Israeli security issues by intelligence expert John Loftus. In the aftermath of Israel's ongoing military response to years of random bombing by terrorists in Gaza, however, the event became a rally for supporters of Israel's "Right to Self Defense." ...more

January 6, 2009