The Christmas ornaments for sale at the Miller Park Zoo's gift shop are partly manufactured by reindeer. Honest! ...more

November 29, 2008

Lake Placid High School sophomore Kacie Royce may be only 16, but she's got a big heart. ...more

November 13, 2008

Deputy Luis Ledbetter of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office held his 4-year-old American bloodhound, Clue, on a leash Aug. 26 in the lobby of Center Place Fine Arts and Civic Association. ...more

September 24, 2008

Finding a good dog groomer who can also photograph your pup and bake him nutritious treats is like finding a good doctor you can trust, says Sandra Simpson, who has found such a spot a few miles from her home. ...more

July 23, 2008

Limited-edition, 16-month calendar will go on sale June 30. ...more

June 26, 2008

On May 1, Betina and Sam Halabe held a "passing of the baton" ceremony. ...more

May 21, 2008

SEBRING — Barbara Walker, 71, of Sebring, puts in four hours a week volunteering at the Highlands Regional Medical Center's gift shop because that's all she can find time for in her busy schedule. Retirement after 45 years with the school board as a cafeteria manager at E.O. Douglas School and then Sebring High School hasn't slowed her down. Walker volunteers or is associated with at least six groups, that do everything from helping the elderly to organizing the annual Juneteenth Festival. ...more

May 18, 2008

Before Joe and Diana Marks got married, Diana laid out one condition: "Love me, love my children." Joe had a condition of his own: "Love me, love my wine." Joe and Diana Marks own and operate Tarpon Springs Castle Winery. The three-story, historic-looking red and white building with the large "See Us Make Wine" sign out front is hard to miss by people driving along Tarpon Avenue. ...more

January 26, 2008

It's the gift shop that gives back. Since 1971, hundreds of auxiliary volunteers in the South Florida Baptist Hospital have spent hundreds of thousands of hours of service running Gifts Etc., the hospital's gift shop. ...more

October 31, 2007