When Debra Schriber wants to buy Christmas toys for her two grandchildren, she makes the one-hour drive from Okeechobee to the Kmart store in Lakeshore Mall, selects what she wants and puts them on layaway with the store. ...more

November 20, 2009

The notice that golf cart inspection and registration is on the docket for March 23-25 brought me into the garage to kick the tires on my 1986 Club Car. I've had new canvas put on, a new motor installed and two sets of new batteries in the seven years I've lived here. ...more

March 11, 2009

To get accepted as a member at the Palm Beach Country Club - founded by Jews during the 1950s when the other clubs in this exclusive resort town were restricted - you have to be more than rich. You have to be a real mensch, a person of character. ...more

December 18, 2008

There is good news from the land of WCI. The 2009 dues numbers are out and we will not be lambasted this year. The increase is more than modest as you will see below. And, just as important, it looks like we again have access to the North Lakes Course. ...more

November 12, 2008

With an "Old Florida'' ambiance, homes that are designed to meet almost any expectation and an amenities package that's "second to none," Grand Hampton has rapidly become a favored place to live among Bay area home buyers, says Jim Doyle. ...more

December 23, 2007

SEBRING –– Whether it's flying his remote model airplane or cruising around the Heartland on his motorcycle, Frank Duplessie has a need for speed. The 90-year-old Duplessie, who seems to have boundless energy, celebrated his birthday recently with other members of the Highlands Radio Control Club off of Arbuckle Creek Road. Duplessie, who flew full scale single-engine airplanes in the past, has been flying remote controlled airplanes for 18 years. "I love flying planes," he said. "There is nothing like the feeling you get when you're flying. "It's total freedom from everything around you." The other members of the Highlands Radio Control Club, which was founded in the 1980s, gathered for their regular monthly meeting recently, and ended the affair by honoring Duplessie with a birthday cake. ...more

November 20, 2007

Why are thousands of millionaires lining up for the right to plunk down as much as $459,000, plus annual dues of up to $35,000, just for a few weeks of access to vacation homes? ...more

October 17, 2007