A 43-year-old New Port Richey woman was arrested Thursday night, accused of drunken driving with four youths in her sport utility vehicle. ...more

August 15, 2009

The king and queen wore crowns and robes that brushed the tops of their sneakers. ...more

March 25, 2009

PLANT CITY Dozens of children ages 1 through 4 competed Saturday in the annual Florida Strawberry Festival Baby Parade, presented by Plant City Junior Woman's Club and sponsored by Verizon. Winners were crowned in such categories as most beautiful, most personality and others. ...more

March 10, 2009

New offerings at the YMCA include scuba diving, adult beach volleyball, exercise programs with a personal trainer and water volleyball. ...more

January 12, 2009

The 2008-2009 school year marks Trinity Tots Preschool's 20th year of early childhood education. ...more

October 26, 2008

Children will be able to visit Mr. Abraham's Neighborhood, dig for desert treasures, set a Seder table and wear animal costumes on Noah's Ark - at an interactive exhibit aimed at exposing youngsters to Jewish culture. ...more

July 30, 2008

The name William Mott is strewn throughout the Tampa Bay Downs record book. The Hall of Fame trainer's horses have won 14 stakes races in Oldsmar, including eight in the past two years. ...more

February 16, 2008

Michael Capozzoli proudly showed off the cup and saucer he had painted. He plans to use them on his daily visits to grab a cup of joe at Paint UR Pieces, a ceramic studio-cafe that opened here in mid-January. There, customers can paint a ceramic of their chose while sipping assorted coffee concoctions. Owners Linda Sessa and Lindsey Seddon think their 1,200-square-foot establishment is West Pasco's first studio-cafe. ...more

February 9, 2008

SEBRING — A new Catholic school is scheduled to open in August in Sebring. St. Catherine Catholic School, which will be based at the St. Catherine Catholic Church, will have classes for pre-kindergarten 3-year-olds through second grade, said Rosemary Bratton, the Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Venice in Florida. This would be the first Catholic school to open in the Florida Heartland. Currently, the closest Catholic schools to Highlands County are in Winter Haven, Lakeland and Port Charolette. The Diocese of Venice decided on opening the school after considering the growing population of Highlands County and the growing number of Catholic families here. Bratton said that St. Catherine's pastor, José González, performed a survey and determined that there was a demand for it. ...more

February 4, 2008

Spring At Last held off A.P. Arrow by a half-length Saturday in the $500,000 Grade 1 Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park. ...more

February 3, 2008