If your child is motivated, virtual school may be the best path. ...more

October 31, 2008

Two final days of the Camp Bayou free Family Naturalist Program will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, addressing the topic "What lives beneath our feet and what is a keystone species" - and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, for a watershed celebration, at Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center, 4140 24th St. S.E. ...more

June 25, 2008

Cynthia Pinckney Ministries will hold a free volunteer training class with lunch and drinks from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the library and fellowship hall of Westminster Presbyterian Church, 402 Lumsden Road E., Brandon. ...more

June 25, 2008

SEBRING — Seemingly, none of 28 kids at Highlands Little Theatre Monday would spend their summer break from school any other way than rehearsing for a play. While some of their fellow students were sleeping late, watching the tube or traveling, this troupe of dedicated child actors hits the boards daily, starting at 9 a.m. to practice for four July performances on the big stage at HLT. Bethany Finney, 14, is home-schooled in Avon Park. She chose to attend the South Florida Summer Theater Institute rather than spend the summer "doing nothing." ...more

June 24, 2008

Their families shelled out thousands of dollars for lessons and representation, but no one from the company shows up to meet them Saturday. ...more

May 31, 2008

The release of 'The Kite Runner' has been delayed six weeks because of fears for the safety of three of the movie's Afghan child actors, Paramount Vantage, which is distributing the film, said Thursday. ...more

October 8, 2007