Every time I see gymnastics on the TV, I can't help but think of Kathy Rimer. Kathy, along with her husband Jim, is the owner-operator of Get-A-Grip gymnastics' school in Sebring. She also owned the boutique Iris and Butterflies on the Circle, which she closed earlier this year so she could concentrate on her newer youth oriented venture. ...more

August 16, 2008

Mini pineapple Is it a fruit or a faux? This itty-bitty pineapple, a member of the bromeliad family, is actually edible, according to Nature's Pride, a Dutch company that imports and distributes exotic fruits. The mini pineapple plant likes filtered light and will grow to about 2 feet tall. Its tiny fruit gets about 4 inches tall, and has a sweet, tender core. ...more

August 14, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE SENIOR BOYS BASEBALL Spring Hill blasts four homers to trip Tennessee, 10-4. PEREZ, WOOP, COLAIACOMO, ASQUITH GO YARD ...more

August 2, 2008

Art Monk and Gary Zimmerman spent most of their careers trying to stay in the background. ...more

August 2, 2008

The three were just sitting there in the grass, it seemed. One with a camera and the other two with notepads, the trio seemingly camped out there every morning near the entrance to Buttonwood Bay, doing who-knows-what? ...more

July 17, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Lance Cpl. Kevin Waruinge lost his life fighting for our country and, on Friday, the American Ideals Foundation Inc. is honoring him for his sacrifice. ...more

June 18, 2008

AVON PARK — Think of a big, pink plastic caterpillar, antennas and all, sitting on Museum Avenue. It would be about 7-foot wide and 20 feet long, full of exotic flowers and butterflies. You enter through the mouth, exit from... you get the idea... but it'll be "cute," city Project Manager Maria Sutherland said. The names of sponsors will be etched on giant artificial leaves outside the caterpillar, which will be surrounded by a garden. ...more

June 9, 2008

Understanding "Butterflies" April Stanley, director of Masque Community Theatre, "fell in love" when she read the play "Butterflies Are Free." That's because she, like the main character, is legally blind. "I can identify with the story. There are all these stereotypes - like all blind people live with their parents and don't work - that just aren't true." northeast.tbo.com ...more

February 24, 2008

West Tampa Elementary School second-graders welcomed the Chinese New Year recently with a parade complete with dragon dance. ...more

February 16, 2008

A butterfly species discovered in Florida has a new name after a bidder paid $40,800 for the naming rights in an online auction. ...more

November 23, 2007