Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Ike Hilliard parked near a canopy of oak trees surrounding Sulphur Springs Elementary and strode into the school through a side door. ...more

October 11, 2007

Unless you have walked through the Garden of Paradise or been a member of the Rare Fruit Council International, you cannot imagine the wonderful fruits you can grow easily in Central Florida. ...more

October 10, 2007

Environmental violations discovered by government regulators and inspectors in Pasco County the last few weeks underscore the importance of aggressively monitoring developments after elected officials approve them, especially in a county where building is the No. 1 industry. ...more

October 7, 2007

It was just before sunrise when the folks from the woodland town of Palmhaven began arriving at Clearwater Creek for a weekend of country fun. The annual Palmhaven Creekside Holiday was finally under way as the campground area under the oak trees and cabbage palms was filling up with tents of every size and shape. Some lean-to's were being constructed while campers and old Airstreams were rolled into place and everyone busied themselves with setting up and settling in for an extended stay. With no hurricanes approaching and the early summer swarms of mosquitoes subsided, Mayor Ormond Hoosegow declared this weekend the official start of the town's jubilee and no one was left out or behind. ...more

September 2, 2007