After having survived what was the eighth or ninth hottest October in Florida's recorded history (dating back to the 1890s), it looks like there is some cooler weather on the horizon, according to the National Weather Service in Ruskin. ...more

November 3, 2009

A salon owner is hoping people will turn out for a day of beauty for a good cause. ...more

March 25, 2009

A salon owner is hoping people will turn out for a day of beauty for a good cause. ...more

March 25, 2009

A photo of 20-year Valrico residents Karen and Charles Henderson hangs above a booth at the Beef 'O'Brady's restaurant on East State Road 60 in Valrico. ...more

March 4, 2009

Dennis Mann wants to put a theater somewhere in Lake Placid, but he is not sure it will be on the site being considered. ...more

February 24, 2009

Like a racing pit crew, workers bent down Thursday with their grease guns to squirt a dab on the wheel bearings of the Indy Racing cars. ...more

January 23, 2009

Teams with barbecue rigs, big and small, arrived throughout the day Thursday at Firemen's Field in preparation for the 2009 Central Florida BBQ Festival. ...more

January 9, 2009

2:51 p.m.: Democrat Sam Mangione, 50, often votes for Democrats. ...more

November 4, 2008

The annual Cotee River Bike Fest is sure to rev up excitement among motorcyclist enthusiasts, organizers hope. ...more

September 24, 2008

For the youngsters at Willis Peters Exceptional Center, playtime is running around an open grassy field or bowling with plastic pins in a school corridor. ...more

February 20, 2008