More people can cram into a Volkswagen Bug in Dade City than anywhere else in the world. ...more

November 11, 2009

More people can cram into a Volkswagen Bug in Dade City than anywhere else in the world. At the 21st annual Bug Jam, held Sunday at the Pasco County fairgrounds, 17 VW lovers from Orlando, Lutz, Wesley Chapel. Zephyrhills, Riverview, Jacksonville and other points around the state, squeezed into a 1971 Beetle – with no body parts sticking out. ...more

November 10, 2009

Danielle Soler said her culinary contribution to a potluck dinner tomorrow night reflects her all-American heritage. ...more

February 25, 2009

Nicholas Altamuro's family left a courtroom this afternoon uttering profanities and calling Donnalee Johnston "a liar." One lady went so far as to say she was going to kill Johnston. ...more

January 30, 2009

Some people rescue greyhounds, some old buildings. Carole Shepherd rescues plants. "I've saved so many, many from trash piles," she says. "If it's pretty sad-looking, needing work or help, I will get 'em." ...more

January 25, 2009

Plant City woman rescues abandoned plants and brings them back to health. ...more

January 20, 2009

It is late Tuesday evening for me as I write this and it's apparent who will win the election. I and hundreds of those from whom I receive e-mail and have cast their ballots are, right now, hoping and praying that somehow John McCain will overcome the large deficit the polls are showing, but it's not very likely. ...more

November 7, 2008

Most businesswomen don't see their customers cry when they visit their shop. LuAnn Lane, the owner of Peggy's Pearl Ladies' Boutique and Wig Studio said it's not unusual for women to become emotional when they find a new look at her shop in the Sun City Center Plaza. ...more

November 5, 2008

A local attraction for fun and sun became an epicenter of hurricane information Saturday. ...more

June 1, 2008

SEBRING — Good writers learn it right away – write about what you know – and Sebring snowbird Kathryn Neff Perry seemingly learned that lesson well. Perry recently published her second novel, "Boone's Creek – Almost Home." Several locations in the novel should be familiar to Highlands County residents, including Lake Jackson, The Kenilworth Lodge, Chicanes and the sheriff's office. "I love Sebring," said Perry."That's where my heart is." ...more

May 25, 2008