The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program kicked off its 61st annual toy drive this morning, anticipating record need from local families. ...more

November 7, 2008

Students at Trinity Elementary School, RESORCE Recycling Club and Accurate Waste Systems are teaming up to bring to the public's attention to America Recycles Day. ...more

November 5, 2008

They just kept coming. Every time Center Place executive director Darcy D'Onofrio expected the Halloween Horribles parade to end, another horde of Hulks, Hannah Montanas and hippies would turn the corner. ...more

November 5, 2008

I have a book to recommend to those financial titans "working" on Wall Street. In "The Impulse Factor: Why Some of Us Play It Safe and Others Risk It All," by Nick Tasler (Fireside, $24.95), the director of research and development for TalentSmart offers an "innovative approach to better decision making." Think that could help up in New York City? Yes, me, too. Then again, you might want to check it for yourself if you are interested in what makes some people jump into new and possibly dangerous experiences while others prefer to think things through. ...more

October 5, 2008

What's worse than being shot on the job, said Deputy Jeffrey Chandler, is finding out who likely pulled the trigger. ...more

August 12, 2008

plastic wrap. Well, maybe two. ...more

May 21, 2008

Gina Stipo kept her audience interested with a mix of succulent ingredients and delicious banter. ...more

February 10, 2008

The 1950s multicolored stone fireplace looked shabby and outdated. It also was the focal point of the room. ...more

January 26, 2008

It was easy to smile as retiring Michigan coach Lloyd Carr sat atop those shoulder pads Tuesday. ...more

January 2, 2008

SEBRING — Pastor Mike Karl got an unwelcome Christmas gift this year. Construction crews arrived outside the New Testament Church and Mission, where he is the director, on Wednesday and began clearing and grading land for the Sebring Parkway just 17 feet from his building's front door. When talks about the Sebring Parkway started about 20 years ago, Karl said it seemed like a pipe dream, but it's now come to fruition. "I guess that's progress," Karl said with a shrug. "I think when it is all done, we will get used to it." The driveway where the mission received donations is now gone, and anyone with donations should detour to the driveway further northwest on Eucalyptus Street. ...more

December 29, 2007