TEMPLE TERRACE - Temple Terrace Woman's Club President Marge Groene refers to fellow club member Anne Green as an "unsung hero." In 1991, Green founded the organization's annual Spring Boutique, a fundraising event that this year netted close to $7,500, proceeds that were equally divided among Tampa Bay Tech, King High and Greco Middle schools. Every other year, the proceeds are donated to Temple Terrace's three elementary schools. ...more

January 2, 2008

The wheels start turning in June. Ideas fly around the woodworking shop in the Strawberry Ridge community as a core group of woodworkers prepare for the Christmas rush. ...more

December 22, 2007

At least they're not going to lose money, but members of the South Hillsborough Lions Club are hoping more people will pick up a tree this weekend before Santa shows up looking for a place to stack the presents. ...more

December 22, 2007

John McCaughey, senior district secretary to State Representative Rich Glorioso, R-Plant City, died Monday at South Florida Baptist Hospital. He was 67. ...more

December 22, 2007

Students at eight South Shore elementary schools recently received the gift of words from the SouthShoreR Rotary Club. ...more

December 19, 2007

The Florida Strawberry Festival has decided to ban the distribution of candy and beads at its 2008 Grand Feature Parade. ...more

December 19, 2007

Although the first phase of the Rollins Theater renovation is complete, its in-residence group - the Performing Arts Club of Sun City Center - recently received more than $70,000 to propel the job further. ...more

December 6, 2007

Some 30 men and women in casual garb and sunglasses gathered on a large swath of manicured lawn in Sun City Center one recent morning. The daily rounds of lawn bowling were about to begin. ...more

December 5, 2007

With its latest Christmas tree healthy and growing, the community is gearing up for its annual tree-lighting ceremony. ...more

November 26, 2007

SEBRING –– Whether it's flying his remote model airplane or cruising around the Heartland on his motorcycle, Frank Duplessie has a need for speed. The 90-year-old Duplessie, who seems to have boundless energy, celebrated his birthday recently with other members of the Highlands Radio Control Club off of Arbuckle Creek Road. Duplessie, who flew full scale single-engine airplanes in the past, has been flying remote controlled airplanes for 18 years. "I love flying planes," he said. "There is nothing like the feeling you get when you're flying. "It's total freedom from everything around you." The other members of the Highlands Radio Control Club, which was founded in the 1980s, gathered for their regular monthly meeting recently, and ended the affair by honoring Duplessie with a birthday cake. ...more

November 20, 2007