The annual Sun Towers volunteer recognition awards ceremony and banquet was held Aug. 20 in the retirement community's banquet hall. About 50 of the community's approximately 80 volunteers from Sun Towers and the surrounding area attended and included those who help as greeters, sing in the chorus, work in the gift shop, lead bingo or work for the chapel. "It's for all our volunteers and residents to come and to let them know they're appreciated," said Arlin Drummond, Sun Towers' activities director. ...more

September 2, 2009

PLANT CITY A recent detour brought a very pleasant surprise to Jean Ann Davenport of Plant City. Her family was on the way home from a trip to North Carolina and decided at the last minute to take a detour to Savannah, Ga., to visit Paula Deen's restaurant. ...more

February 19, 2009

The gift list for those shopping at the Alternative Christmas Market on Sunday might look something like this: ...more

December 3, 2008

The gift list for those shopping at the Alternative Christmas Market on Sunday might look something like this: ...more

December 2, 2008

Rayetta Seward watches all the food shows on TV at her home in Tampa. She likes to cook seafood - she doesn't eat red meat - and she loves to try the new techniques she sees. ...more

September 21, 2008

Dunedin's Community Redevelopment Agency will learn today about plans by its staff and the Dunedin Historical Society to expand and renovate the society's downtown headquarters and museum. At the City Hall meeting starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, city commissioners, acting as the CRA board, will also hear a proposal from agency staff to improve the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail Plaza, in front of the former railroad depot turned museum. ...more

September 4, 2008

The knock at the door at 9 a.m. was soft. Through the window, I could see it was my new neighbor, Beth, and her small daughter, Adrianna. They had just returned from a trip to Pittsburgh and had visited one of the Carnegie Museums. At the gift shop, they picked up a souvenir for me. ...more

August 6, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS -- When visitors turn into the Tarpon Springs Historical Society Railroad Museum to ask questions they can now expect to get an official answer. ...more

July 26, 2008

When the deal went down to have Weeki Wachee become a state park, there was a collective sigh of relief from all the park's employees. ...more

February 18, 2008

When the deal went down to have Weeki Wachee become a state park, there was a collective sigh of relief from all the park's employees. ...more

February 17, 2008