If the Grinch stole your Christmas lights or you don't have time to decorate the exterior of your house or business for the holidays, then Deck the Lights has the solution for you. ...more

December 7, 2008 |

If the Grinch stole your Christmas lights or you don't have time to decorate the exterior of your house or business for the holidays, then Deck the Lights has the solution for you. ...more

December 3, 2008 |

The arrival of the fall and winter holiday season can bring lots of fun, food and feasting, according to FloridaAgriculture.com. ...more

November 24, 2008 |

Good food has amazing curative powers. Thick tomato soup with drizzled olive oil at a Tuscan wine bar rescued me from car sickness induced by bouncing around wine country in a full backseat. Three-bean soup from the grocery store a block away from my college apartment cured my hangovers. A four-hour, eight-course meal from then-under-the-radar chef Grant Achatz cured me of the flu. ...more

September 4, 2008 |

Rising fuel costs may bring more riders to Hernando County school buses ...more

August 17, 2008 |

SARASOTA COUNTY - State officials repeatedly investigated abuse complaints against a 26-year-old man before he was jailed late Sunday, accused of beating his stepdaughter with a belt, according to court documents. ...more

July 22, 2008 |

LAKE PLACID — Caladium farmers are smiling. Farmers pointed to more than a week of daily rains as favorable for the crop outlook and the August Caladium Festival, but cautioned that too much of good thing could become a negative. Carolyn Phypers, of Happiness Farms, said the caladium crop forecast is "looking pretty good." "The rain helped out," said Phypers. "If it doesn't drown them out, we'll be fine. Sometimes you can get too much rain, but we need the rain, so we can't complain." ...more

July 3, 2008 |

DADE CITY -- With record gasoline prices, the county should discourage its workers from guzzling gas by idling cars for long periods of time, a Land O' Lakes man told the County Commission today. ...more

June 10, 2008 |

When I was young, my mom used to take a 2-quart pitcher, fill it with water, add a few tea bags and place it in a sunny spot early in the day. My job was to chase the sun. As the sun moved throughout the day, I had to nudge that stupid pitcher. ...more

May 20, 2008 |

At the risk of being called potty-mouthed, county commissioners recently dumped criticism on companies that virtually abandon portable toilets at unfinished construction sites. ...more

October 31, 2007 |