When Omar Almonte was a teenager growing up in New York, he discovered the art of tagging. Even though he wasn't out spraying graffiti and running away like his friends, he practiced on paper and eventually on a wall in his parents' shed. ...more

February 11, 2009

David Reutimann and crew chief Brian Pattie of Zephyrhills have built David's dad, Buzzie, an open-wheeled modified race car, and they all will be at East Bay Raceway tonight for its debut. ...more

February 8, 2009

Dear Abby: Last year, my elderly father fell, suffering a head injury that caused his death. Dad had a chronic illness that kept him housebound during the last year of his life. ...more

February 1, 2009

Five-year-old Jude Stephen is a honey of a hero. ...more

January 31, 2009

A Tampa man and his mom grow roses and give them away. ...more

January 15, 2009

Last week my dad was in Highlands Regional Medical Center and he received 11 pints of blood. I can't donate blood, so you, a stranger, saved my dad's life. ...more

January 11, 2009

Belinda Serrano has taught at Adams Middle School so long that it's not uncommon for students to tell her she taught their mom or dad. ...more

December 31, 2008

Belinda Serrano has taught at Adams Middle School so long that it's not uncommon for students to tell her she taught their mom or dad. ...more

December 31, 2008

M.B.A.D. could be quite good for two Lake Placid teenagers. M.B.A.D. stands for Multiple Barrel Attachment Device that has been created by Kyle LeBlanc and Kevin Smit. A patent is pending on the switching device for a paintball gun, and the Lake Placid High School sophomores have set up a company (MBAD Paintball Corp.) and a Web site (mbadpaintball.com). ...more

December 28, 2008

My father used to tell me many things growing up that at the time did not have meaning to me, and if they did I did not really believe them. ...more

December 28, 2008