Locals who wax nostalgic about a department store that stood on State Road 60 for close to 50 years will be charmed by a new holiday ornament that depicts in 24-karat gold-plated a longtime landmark that closed in 2000. ...more

November 4, 2009

As far as I'm concerned, Christmas music begins with The Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick" and ends with Darlene Love's "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)." The rest should be locked in the attic with the aluminum tree and those Spencer's novelties I forgot to re-gift. ...more

December 12, 2008

Apparently, there are some people who aren't entirely happy with their bosses. (Honestly, I wouldn't know anything about this.) And now there's a day for those misguided people. ...more

July 27, 2008

SEBRING – Donnie Strickland, manager at Sweetbay Supermarket, was prepared for a deluge of Independence Day shoppers like Deb Johnson and Bernie Veenkant, of Sebring, who were loading up a cart Thursday. ...more

July 4, 2008

It takes a while for a tree to be green. For decades, the National Christmas Tree was heartily chopped down from forests throughout the nation and trucked to the White House to be decked out in lights and ornaments. Then someone finally had the idea to plant the tree, so it would grow each year; the current tree has stood in place for 28 years. ...more

December 8, 2007

The Sun City Center Woman's Club honored veterans at its November meeting. ...more

December 6, 2007