Need a job? Want an affordable home? Come to Tampa. You're not likely to hear those words these days, but 50 years ago, that was the marketing campaign of developers luring Northerners to the Sunshine State. ...more

November 1, 2009

The year was 1959, and the nation was recovering from a recession. Unemployment was at 1.4 million; foreign relations were strained as Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba; and motorists were complaining about a 2-cent rise in gas prices to 32 cents a gallon. ...more

October 30, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Ken and Faye Joyner of Fountain View Estates have a daily ritual. ...more

November 26, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Ken and Faye Joyner of Fountain View Estates have a daily ritual. ...more

November 19, 2008

Paper piles. Old bills. Clothing left lying around. These are a few of Jackie Grizzard's organizational pet peeves. ...more

January 9, 2008

Paper piles. Old bills. Clothing left lying around. These are a few of Jackie Grizzard's organizational pet peeves. ...more

January 5, 2008

SEBRING — Doug Morton wasn't exactly in it to win it. The 36 year-old environmental analyst from Sebring, who competed last week in a half-Iron Man competition in Miami, outpaced two of Highlands County's top prep runners to capture the overall title at the 15th annual Turkey Trot 5K at Highlands Hammock State Park. "I'm really surprised to win it," said Morton, who finished the 3.2-mile course in 17 minutes, four seconds. "I expected [Sebring's Connor Bauer and Hardee's Gilberto Guiterriez] to be all over me at the end. They sprint a bit faster than I can." Bauer, Sebring's lone state cross-country qualifier this past season, took top honors among 15-to 19-year old men with a 17:06, two seconds behind Morton. Guiterriez, meanwhile, held off top female finisher Laura Woznicki with a 17:25. ...more

November 24, 2007