On Thursday, set a couple of extra places for actors Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith. According to a survey by Ancestry.com, more Americans would rather eat Thanksgiving dinner with the Smith family than any other celebrity couple. ...more

November 24, 2008

'Tis the season of giving, and almost nothing can match the smile on a child's face at Christmas time. ...more

November 24, 2008

The community has come through again as donations for the Union Congregational Church's Thanksgiving holiday ministry have poured in, according to Cheryal Phillips, administrative secretary for the church. ...more

November 22, 2008

The Newsome High School Chamber Choir, led by Jeff Bogue, was one of several area high school choirs chosen to perform a selection by Tim Janis for a WEDU television program called "Tim Janis: Celebrate America." The vocalists were recorded Nov. 11 singing Janis' arrangement of "America the Beautiful." The show will air on WEDU in March. ...more

November 19, 2008

BRADENTON — The restaurant where Pamela LeRose was grabbed, taken outside and slain opened on Sunday to memorialize her. ...more

June 2, 2008

LAKE PLACID — For Lake Placid football coach Tim Grant, the rivalry between Lake Placid and Avon Park is like one between members of the same family. ...more

May 22, 2008

WHO: Bryce Meyer CLAIM TO FAME: Seed salesman with charitable intentions ...more

January 7, 2008

It's been nearly seven months since Stepha Henry disappeared during a visit to Florida with her younger sister. ...more

December 24, 2007

Kathi Collison owns a business on the south side of the city's biggest intersection and goes to church less than a quarter mile east of that same corner. ...more

December 23, 2007

With Christmas approaching fast, the next couple of weeks will bring the seasonal decorations and sights that shine every year. Among the green and red lights, the eggnog and the menorah, another seasonal spectacle will emerge. ...more

December 22, 2007