Gerald Bruce Taylor Jr., who authorities say was shot to death by the jealous estranged husband of a woman Taylor had just started dating, left behind a grieving family, including a 7-year-old daughter, who are trying to come to grips with the tragedy. ...more

December 22, 2008

GOLF Silverthorn Country Club provides a test for even the advanced golfer. ...more

August 25, 2008

GOLF Redesigned Brooksville Country Club at Majestic Oaks features unique challenges for any golfer. ...more

July 27, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Play ball, but don't forget the ibuprofen. Allan Chipps plays catcher and at 90 years old is the oldest player in the Lake Placid Senior Softball League. He exceeds the minimum age requirement by 40 years, although for those who sport hair beneath their caps, the common color is gray. Participants are required to have reached the half-century mark and no one old enough is turned away. Even with five teams of 13 members each, there is a waiting list of eight prospective sluggers for the games played at Lake June Ball Fields. ...more

February 7, 2008

AVON PARK — "I wanted to adopt him. I wanted to adopt them all." Maria Tsakalos had a twinkle in her eye as she talked about seeing a child one day at the Children's Advocacy Center of Highlands County. ...more

February 1, 2008

What will Pete Warhurst do next? His friends keep asking. Investors want to know. Pretty much anyone else he meets lately wonders about it. ...more

December 20, 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

Sammie Argintar, a trusted Ybor City merchant who followed his father into the menswear business, died Thursday. ...more

October 12, 2007