Those training to run a marathon have two options here: run endless loops at the high school track or dodge traffic and run along city streets, few of which have sidewalks. ...more

February 10, 2008

There's a bumpy road ahead for Palm River motorists if residents have their way. ...more

February 6, 2008

Paris has become a city full of bicycles. On July 15, the City of Lights inaugurated a new self-service bicycle transit system called Velib to encourage the populace to choose leg power over automotive power. It seems to be catching on. ...more

January 27, 2008

In Paris, liberté comes with two wheels as a massive initiative makes its mark on every street. ...more

January 25, 2008

Development comes with many prices. And for Centex Homes, those include widening U.S. 301 between Causeway Boulevard and Falkenburg Road. ...more

December 29, 2007

SEBRING — Maybe it was because he was in great shape. Maybe it was Darrel Smith's helmet that made the difference and saved his life after a car struck his bike in August. Perhaps, Smith thought, it was the thousands of prayers given for him from other park rangers, his fellow bicyclists and the entire community. In a little more than three months, Smith came out of a month-long medically induced coma, regained 20 pounds of lost muscle and just last Thursday took a two-mile ride on his tricycle for the first time since the accident. "Yes, it hurt like hell... I got nine pieces of stainless steel (in me) right now. Two of them are cables," he said, showing his right hip. His smile and his beaming optimism goes against the grain of the aches he described. Smith's trainer, Keith A. Bowyer Jr., thinks it was Smith's drive that got him where he is now. Smith's hoping by Friday that he will get back on his job at Highlands Hammock State Park. By Christmas, Smith's hoping he can try out a bicycle. ...more

December 11, 2007

The city is planning a two-pronged approach to smooth the bumps on Bayshore Boulevard and make the road safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. ...more

November 14, 2007

Like gladiators of old, having endurance will be the key to success for participants in the third annual Rotary Club of Safety Harbor multisport event this fall. ...more

September 8, 2007

I have been wanting to write a letter to the newspaper for some time about an ongoing problem here in the Hammock Road area. After reading the article in Monday's Highlands Today about the terrible accident on the Hammock Road bike path, I felt it was very necessary. ...more

September 7, 2007

SEBRING — Highlands Hammock Park Ranger Darrel Smith remains hospitalized at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center Sunday after his tricycle collided with a car Friday evening, according to a spokesman from the park. Smith, 60, was in critical condition when he was airlifted Friday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The staff at Lakeland Regional refused to provide any information on Smith's condition Sunday afternoon, declining to confirm if he was there, and not stating why. However, Park Ranger Steve Barrera from Highlands Hammock State Park said Smith had "multiple injuries" but was "stabilized" at the hospital. ...more

September 3, 2007