Santa Claus is looking forward to the time-honored traditions of visiting with children at Lakeshore Mall and receiving letters at the North Pole, but he is also giving his communications a high-tech update. ...more

November 14, 2009

Hundreds of students at Turkey Creek Middle School were given the opportunity to "visit" 27 countries in celebration of Earth Day. ...more

May 13, 2009

Most of those who show up for Bayshore Baptist Church's Easter sunrise service at the Davis Islands Garden Club aren't regular church members, but many of the same faces show up year after year. ...more

April 13, 2009

FORT MYERS - Employees at Florida Gulf Coast University are protesting a campus ban on Christmas decorations in common spaces. ...more

November 25, 2008

Death has always been a part of life. There's evidence that even as far back as 60,000 B.C., Neanderthals were burying their dead with flowers. Every culture has its own traditions and superstitions that accompany death. These are just a few: ...more

November 10, 2008

CORAL GABLES Jason Fox knows about Texas A&M's football traditions. ...more

September 17, 2008

Dear Loyal Friends. ...more

August 5, 2008

Few events in our community are endearing in their quaint traditions as the Florida Strawberry Festival, and the crowning of its queen and court in a scholarship pageant is one of its high points. ...more

July 26, 2008

About 100,000 people shirked the sweltering heat Thursday to take part in one of Brandon's favorite annual traditions, the Fourth of July Parade. The 90 entries included Scout troops, politicians, veterans' and military groups and dancers of many genres. ...more

July 12, 2008

What is right with America? For more than a year and a half, this country has been under attack from the political process. Political adversaries striving to be our next president have spent millions of dollars telling you why they are the best candidates. But during that process, they have been telling us what is wrong with America and how they can fix it. ...more

May 18, 2008