A banyan tree and a boat ride vied for the favorite part of a recent Freedom Plaza excursion to Ft. Myers. They both had stiff competition from the other attractions: a sumptuous meal on the Seminole Gulf Coast dinner train; the delicious dessert bar at Broadway Palms Dinner theater and an excellent staging of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas." But Mother Nature's influence tipped the scales. ...more

December 24, 2008

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has lost his bid for a seventh term. ...more

November 18, 2008

At 33, John Legg considers himself a sapling in an old-growth forest. Never mind his two elections to the state Legislature nor, counting his days as an aide to then-state Rep. Heather Fiorentino, that he has spent nearly a third of his life racing around the corridors of power in Tallahassee. ...more

September 12, 2008

Annie's Garden Shed - with its tin roof and profusion of yellow, purple, pink, orange and red blooms - offers a bit of beauty to those barreling past on U.S. 41. ...more

February 13, 2008

Annie's Garden Shed - with its tin roof and profusion of yellow, purple, pink, orange and red blooms - offers a bit of beauty to those barreling past on U.S. 41. ...more

February 13, 2008

Temple Terrace city staff members and residents got together last weekend to make the city greener, more vibrant and shadier for generations to come. ...more

January 26, 2008