Have you tried the new restaurant in town, Salsa's Tex-Mex? The building used to house an old thrift shop; boy have Belia Polanco, her granddaughter, and niece put their work and sweat into that building to get it to what it looks like today. The inside decor is done in a way that it looks Mexican and has a relaxing way about it. I do not know Belia's granddaughter's name as she owns the restaurant. But, I do know she has put her heart and soul into making Salsa's a restaurant you will want to call "your place." ...more

June 2, 2008

LAKE PLACID — His head coach calls him the best player he's had, and an opposing coach says he'd take him if he could cherry-pick any of Highlands County's standout baseball players. Still, Carlos Sosa said he was surprised on Tuesday when told he'd been named the 2008 Highlands Today All-Heartland Baseball Player of the Year. ...more

May 30, 2008

Miranda Lambert won album of the year and Sugarland took single record and song of the year honors Sunday for their mellow hit "Stay" at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. ...more

May 19, 2008

In contrast to the way he lived, Brandon resident John Paton died quietly Jan. 29 at the James A. Haley VA Medical Center nursing home in Tampa at age 87. ...more

February 7, 2008

Before Joe and Diana Marks got married, Diana laid out one condition: "Love me, love my children." Joe had a condition of his own: "Love me, love my wine." Joe and Diana Marks own and operate Tarpon Springs Castle Winery. The three-story, historic-looking red and white building with the large "See Us Make Wine" sign out front is hard to miss by people driving along Tarpon Avenue. ...more

January 26, 2008

The inside of the Lightning locker room is a living, breathing, evolving entity. It's a 20-headed being that sometimes pulls in 20 different directions, particularly during times of strife. ...more

January 24, 2008

For many years, Agnes Lamb was the woman behind the scenes here, the one who made things happen. ...more

January 23, 2008

The National Park Service envisions a prime venue for demonstrations: a broad space at the foot of the Capitol with restrooms, seating, a paved surface, even a stand for the media. ...more

January 20, 2008

AVON PARK — Fred Mixon always has the last word in at least one family argument: "10-7." The final score of the Avon Park football team's stunning defeat of Hardee this past season is a bragging right Mixon's 2007 Red Devils have over a decade-full of AP teams before them, a fact Mixon doesn't mind pulling out at the dinner table. "It's amazing, all the people who came before me, who never beat Hardee," Mixon said. "I've got older cousins, so it's nice to just say: 'Ya'al couldn't do it.' " The Red Devil win over the Wildcats was more than the highlight of the team's season, it turned out to be the highwater mark for a AP defense that would ultimately give way when the Devil offense struggled to keep themselves on the field. ...more

January 18, 2008

Doug Williams works in the Bucs front office. He has also played a little quarterback for the team. Oh, and he blazed a trail at the Super Bowl 20 years ago. ...more

January 5, 2008